introduction to pea

Introduction to PEA

Hetzel- 2010

List what is wrong with this “paragraph”: Is Arvada High School a good school to attend? Give at least two

examples to prove your point.

It is a great school to go to. There are alot of

different classes. The classes can be fun, but they can be

boring. I like my German class, but not gym.

PEA Overview

• Designed to help answer short constructed responses

• Helpful in essays and all writing

• Standard way to organize a paragraph

• Helps with flow and making strong arguments

• Will be expected from you for all four years of high school

General Overview

Point SituationEvidence

Little AnalysisSituationEvidence

Little AnalysisBig Analysis

Point

• Topic sentence/ Main idea

• What are you trying to prove?

• Gives a brief overview of the paragraph• CSIQ (Complete Sentence Including Question)

Question: Is Arvada High School a good school to attend? Give at least

two examples to prove your point.

Point: Arvada High School is a good school to attend because they offer cool classes and they have many different clubs.

- Clear point- CSIQ- Overview of paragraph- The correct number of

examples or support.

Practice

• On your PEA Planning Sheet, copy the question, underline any key words and circle the amount of examples you need to give.

• Reminder: Is Arvada High School a good school to attend? Give at least two examples to prove your point.

• Student Name: __________________________ Class Period: ______________• HETZEL PEA Planning Page• Copy the writing prompt, underline key words, and circle the number of examples/ pieces of evidence you need to give.• ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________• Now let’s draft your PEA paragraph response.• Point (Main point/ What you are trying to prove/ Overview of Paragraph/ CSIQ)• ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________• Situation (Necessary or interesting background information/ Title and author of source)• ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________• Evidence (Quote/ Fact/ Statistic/ Personal Story)• ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________• Little Analysis (How does your evidence prove your point? / Key words from the point/ So what?)• ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________• Situation #2 (Necessary or interesting background information/ Title and author of source)• ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________• Evidence #2 (Quote/ Fact/ Statistic/ Personal Story)• ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________• Little Analysis #2 (How does your evidence prove your point? / Key words from point/ So what?)• ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________• Big Analysis/Conclusion (Tie it together/ Connect to big picture/ Key words from the point)• ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Practice

• What do you think? Is Arvada High School a good school to attend? Give at least two examples to prove your point.

• Write your point statement for your own paragraph on the PEA planning sheet.

• Think of the two main reasons that support your claim

• You may not use my examples (clubs, electives)• For now, you may use this model:

– Arvada High School is a _______ school to attend because ___________ and ____________.










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General Overview




Evidence

• Although the situation comes next in your actual paragraph, the evidence is next in planning your paragraph.

• Your evidence can be a quote from a third person source (book, article, interview), a fact, a statistic, or a personal story

• Always ask yourself “Does this quote/fact/story help to prove my point statement?”

Question: Is Arvada High School a good school to attend?


Situation: Skip for nowEvidence: There are 46 elective classes in

total at Arvada High School for students to choose from.

- Fact- Proves my point

Practice

• Write your first evidence for your own paragraph on the PEA planning sheet.

• Think of a fact, story, or quote (you can make them up for now)










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General Overview




Situation

• Give any necessary or interesting background information for your first piece of evidence (mention some of the cool courses at AHS)

• Prepare your reader for any quotes by stating the title and author or speaker

• Give the source of your fact or statistic (Principal Norton)



Situation: Principal Norton explained the various elective classes offered at Freshmen Orientation, including band, foreign language, computer graphics, and ceramics.

- Source- Interesting Background information

Evidence: There are 46 elective classes in total at Arvada High School for students to choose from.

Practice

• Write a situation concerning your first evidence for your own paragraph on the PEA planning sheet.

• Give background or interesting information.

• Tell who the speaker is










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General Overview




Little Analysis

• Explain how and/or why your evidence proves your point.

• Try to use some key words from your point statement.

• How does this evidence demonstrate your argument?

• Ask yourself “so what?” So what that there are 46 different elective classes offered at AHS? Why does this prove your point? Why does this make the school a good school?





Analysis: Elective classes allow students to pursue their interests and explore their creativity. This creates a better learning environment for everyone at Arvada High School.

- Answer “So What”- Connects to point- Uses key words

Practice

• Write a little analysis concerning your first evidence for your own paragraph on the PEA planning sheet.

• Answer the “So What!”










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One more time!

• Now you need to add a second situation, evidence, and little analysis.

• Point: Arvada High School is a good school to attend because they offer cool classes and they have many different clubs.

General Overview




Second Evidence

• Although the situation comes next in your actual paragraph, the evidence is next in planning your paragraph.

• Your evidence can be a quote from a third source, a fact, a statistic, or a personal story

• Always ask yourself “Does this quote/fact/story help to prove my point statement?”





Analysis: Elective classes allow students to pursue their interests and explore their creativity. This creates a better learning environment for everyone at Arvada High School.

Situation: SkipEvidence: My experience with forensics and debate is

amazing. I love the other students in the club and we are very close friends.

- Personal Story- Proves my point

Practice

• Write your second evidence for your own paragraph on the PEA planning sheet.

• Don’t forget to refer to your main point

• Think of a fact, story, or quote (you can make them up for now)










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General Overview




Second Situation

• Give any necessary background information for your second piece of evidence (mention some of the various clubs- basic overview)

• Prepare your reader for any quotes by stating the title and author or speaker (Personal story so not needed)

• Give the source of your fact or statistic




Evidence: There are 46 elective classes in total at Arvada High School for students to choose from.Analysis: Elective classes allow students to pursue their interests and explore their creativity. This

creates a better learning environment for everyone at Arvada High School.

Situation: The clubs are numerous and exciting. Some clubs at Arvada High School include student council, gay/straight alliance, yearbook, and mock trail.

- Presents the topic of my story (clubs)- Gives some interesting information

Evidence: My experience with forensics and debate is amazing. I love the other students in the club and we are very close friends.

Practice

• Write a situation concerning your second evidence for your own paragraph on the PEA planning sheet.

• Give background or interesting information.

• Tell who the speaker is










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General Overview




Second Little Analysis

• Explain how and/or why your second evidence proves your point.

• Try to use some key words from your point statement.

• How does this demonstrate your argument?• Ask yourself “so what?” So what that you have

fun with your forensic and debate friends? Why does this prove your point? Why does this make AHS a good school?




Evidence: There are 46 elective classes in total at Arvada High School for students to choose from.Analysis: Elective classes allow students to pursue their interests and explore their creativity. This

creates a better learning environment for everyone at Arvada High School.

Situation: The clubs are numerous and exciting. Some clubs at Arvada High School include student council, gay/straight alliance, yearbook, and mock trail.

Evidence: My experience with forensics and debate is amazing. I love the other students in the club and we are very close friends.

Analysis: The close bonds formed in clubs and activities are very important to the high school experience. The many different clubs offered at Arvada High School allow for a lot of students with diverse interests to get involved. This makes the school a great place to be.

- Answers “So What”

Practice

• Write a little analysis concerning your second evidence for your own paragraph on the PEA planning sheet.

• Answer the “So What!”










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General Overview




Big Analysis/ Conclusion

• Ties the paragraph together

• Connect to a “big idea”

• Uses key words from your point



Situation #1: Principal Norton explained the various elective classes offered at Freshmen Orientation, including band, foreign language, computer graphics, and ceramics.

Evidence #1: There are 46 elective classes in total at Arvada High School for students to choose from.Little Analysis #1: Elective classes allow students to pursue their interests and explore their creativity.

This creates a better learning environment for everyone at Arvada High School.Situation #2: The clubs are numerous and exciting. Some clubs at Arvada High School include student

council, gay/straight alliance, yearbook, and mock trail.Evidence #2: My experience with forensics and debate is amazing. I love the other students in the

club and we are very close friends.Little Analysis #2: The close bonds formed in clubs and activities are very important to the high school

experience. The many different clubs offered at Arvada High School allow for a lot of students with diverse interests to get involved. This makes the school a great place to be.

Big Analysis: Students need individual choice and personal relationships to feel connected to a school. Through elective classes and clubs, Arvada High School offers these types of opportunities to students. This makes for a very good high school.

- Connects to big idea- Uses key words from point- Ties the paragraph together

Practice

• Write a big analysis concerning for your own paragraph on the PEA planning sheet.

• Tie in all together

• Connect your argument to the bigger picture










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Working toward a final draft: Does it flow? Adding transitionsArvada High School is a good school to attend because they

offer cool classes and they have many different clubs. To begin, Principal Norton explained the various elective classes offered at Freshmen Orientation, including band, foreign language, computer graphics, and ceramics. She said that there are 46 elective classes in total at Arvada High School for students to choose from. Elective classes allow students to pursue their interests and explore their creativity. This creates a better learning environment for everyone at Arvada High School. Additionally, the clubs are numerous and exciting. Some clubs at Arvada High School include student council, gay/straight alliance, yearbook, and mock trail. My experience with forensics and debate is amazing. I love the other students in the club and we are very close friends. The close bonds formed in clubs and activities are very important to the high school experience. The many different clubs offered at Arvada High School allow for a lot of students with diverse interests to get involved. This makes the school a great place to be. Clearly, students need individual choice and personal relationships to feel connected to a school. Through elective classes and clubs, Arvada High School offers these types of opportunities to students. This makes for a very good high school.

Edit your rough draft planning page

• Grammar

• Spelling

• Punctuation

Create your final

• One solid paragraph

• Indent at the beginning

• Always stay aware of the flow.

Kassidy HetzelApril 18th, 2010English 9, per 3.

Arvada High School is a good school to attend because they offer cool classes and they have many different clubs. To begin, Principal Norton explained the various elective classes offered at Freshmen Orientation, including band, foreign language, computer graphics, and ceramics. She said that there are 46 elective classes in total at Arvada High School for students to choose from. Elective classes allow students to pursue their interests and explore their creativity. This creates a better learning environment for everyone at Arvada High School. Additionally, the clubs are numerous and exciting. Some clubs at Arvada High School include student council, gay/straight alliance, yearbook, and mock trail. My experience with forensics and debate is amazing. I love the other students in the club and we are very close friends. The close bonds formed in clubs and activities are very important to the high school experience. The many different clubs offered at Arvada High School allow for a lot of students with diverse interests to get involved. This makes the school a great place to be. Clearly, students need individual choice and personal relationships to feel connected to a school. Through elective classes and clubs, Arvada High School offers these types of opportunities

A look ahead…

• Word choice

• Adding figurative language

• Making your analysis deeper

• Finding good evidence

• Documenting sources

introduction to pea

Documents

good school

arvada high school

main point

great school

clear point csiq

pea paragraph response

overview of paragraph

correct number of examples