WRITING
FRAME
I.P.E.E.L.
GOOD WRITING FOLLOWS A
LOGICAL ORGANIZED PATTERN.
In
high school, as a part of the IB
program, you will be expected
to write with “P.E.E. chains.”
“TEACHER, WHAT IS A P.E.E. CHAIN?”
A P.E.E. Chain is
a way to frame,
or structure your
writing. Each
letter stands for
an important
part of your
argument.
P: Point
E: Evidence
E: Explanation
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…BUT THIS IS ONLY PART OF IT!
Think
about what you have
learned about writing.
How do you begin writing about a
topic?
How do you finish writing about a
topic?
WHETHER IT’S A PARAGRAPH OR A 5 PAGE
ESSAY, 4 OUT OF 5 ENGLISH TEACHERS
AGREE* THAT YOU NEED THE FOLLOWING:
Introduction
Point
Evidence
Explanation
Link
I didn’t really take a survey, but I bet at least 4 out of 5 teachers would
agree with me.
SO, HOW DO YOU WRITE A GOOD
PARAGRAPH OR ESSAY?
I
PEEL!
Introduce
your ideas
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OK, BUT HOW?
Introduce
Point
Example
Explanation
Link
• What is the
topic, book,
movie or issue?
• In a longer
essay, what is
the connection
to your thesis
statement or the
preceding
paragraph?
• State your claim. • What information
• Write your one
from the text do
sentence answer
you have to
to the question.
support your
• Give your opinion
point?
or point of view.
• Use a quote from
the text.
• Describe a
situation from the
text.
• What effect does
this evidence
have?
• Why is this
information
important?
• How does this
evidence and
your explanation
connect to your
point?
• In a longer essay,
this might be a
concluding
sentence or
paragraph.
 In the 2007
blockbuster film
The Freedom
Writers…
 Brandon
Stanton’s world
renown website,
Humans of New
York…
 The author shows
that using
violence against
violence is not
the answer….
 The purpose of
the website is to
show that
although people
seem different,
many people
have similar
 As a result…
 This means that…
 This is relevant
because…
 This can be
interpreted to
mean…
 In conclusion…
 This shows that…
 For example…
 This is evident
because…
 The author shows
this by…
 Such as…
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