Outline of this lesson:
- review the elements of a body paragraph (PIE structure)
- identify PIE in sample paragraphs
- practice writing paragraphs using PIE structure
A. Warm up: identifying "PIE"
Handout 1: PIE Review warm-up handout
B. Review PIE structure
PowerPoint: PIE review
PIE structure:
Point: your argument, in a complete sentence
Illustration: examples to support your Point by quoting/ paraphrasing/ summarizing. The examples could integrate the three rhetorical strategies: Ethos (citing expert/authorities) /Logos (logical reasoning/ statistics/ facts) /Pathos (powerful language with emotions/
Explanation: in your own words, how the illustration is connected to the point.
Structure of a body paragraph:
Point
Signal phrase
Illustration
In-text citation
Explanation
Closing sentence
C. Practice: Outline of PIE and writing a body paragraph
Handout 2: Body paragraph outline template
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