PEE

You may not know what the title means, but after you read and understand this post, this acronym will become one of your best mates in writing. PEE stands for Point, Evidence and Explanation. In the following lines, I'll explain how can you use it and become a real debater.

• Point: it's the idea you have, the 'argument'. For example: "Arthur Radley isn't scary. In fact, he is a very nice person."

• Evidence: this is what can help you to demonstrate the idea; generally it's a quote, but it can also be a short piece that tells us what does the author suggests or says. For example: "As in the last chapters say, Arthur saved the children and we can appreciate that he always was taking care of them." (In most of the cases, the quotes are better to evidence. REMEMBER: a short, well-chosen quote is better than a long, vague one.)

• Explanation: here you must tell why do you think what you have said before. You must prove, with your explanation, that your point is true or pretty close to it (sometimes, the limit is to prove that it sounds logic enough to be a good point, because it might be something abstract). Words like 'this suggests', 'possibly' or 'this indicates that' should be used in this part, to explain completely the meaning of your idea and how is it real. And also, to link your ideas, there are a plenty of connectives. The most common ones are the FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So), but you can use anyone you want!