What is an Open-ended
Response???
• It’s when you write a brief essay response
to a open-ended question (could be more
than one right answer) you’ve been given
and back your opinion up with evidence
– Example of an Open-ended question:
In The Three Pigs, how did the wolf feel when
the pig wouldn’t let him in? Give evidence
from the passage to support your answer.
So how do I answer an Open-ended question?
Well, you….
PEE
P-E-E Strategy
Yes, we are learning to PEE today!
What it stands for:
P- Prove your point (what you are going to argue;
the point you’re going to make)
E- Evidence (your evidence is what you are quoting
from the text)
E- Explain (explain how the quote helps prove your
point “How do “P” and the first “E” connect?”)
P-E-E Strategy
• Let’s break it down!
• PEE (Prove/Evidence/Explain)
• P-Restate the question into the point you’re
going to make. “I say…”
– In The Three Little Pigs, the big bad wolf felt
angry when the pigs wouldn’t let him into their
houses.
P-E-E Strategy
• Let’s break it down!
• PEE (Prove/Evidence/Explain)
• E-Evidence (your supporting evidence by
quoting from the text). “It says…”
– For example, the book says, “The little
pig just laughed at him and said, ‘No, no,
not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin.”
P-E-E Strategy
• Let’s break it down!
• PEE (Prove/Evidence/Explain)
• E-Explain [tell what the quote/evidence means
and why it proves your point (“P”)]. “So”
– This quote shows that the wolf became so angry and
upset because the pigs wouldn’t let them in their
houses, all while laughing at him, that he lost his cool
and blew their houses down. This wasn’t a smart
move on the wolf’s part; in the end, the wolf suffered
a lot.
P-E-E Strategy
Put it all together…
In The Three Little Pigs, the big bad wolf felt angry
when the pigs wouldn’t let him into their houses. For
example, the book says, “The little pig just laughed at
him and said, ‘No, no, not by the hair of my chinny,
chin, chin.” This quote shows that the wolf became so
angry and upset because the pigs wouldn’t let them in
their houses, all while laughing at him, that he lost his
cool and blew their houses down. This wasn’t a smart
move on the wolf’s part; in the end, the wolf suffered a
lot.
P-E-E Strategy
• Now, it’s your turn:
Question: How does Goldilocks feel after eating the last
bowl of porridge, in Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
Remember to:
P-prove (your point) “I say…”
E-evidence from the text
“It says…”
E-explain
how the “P”
and “E” connect “So…”
P-E-E Strategy
• Now, it’s YOUR turn:
Question: How does Goldilocks feel after eating the last
bowl of porridge, in Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
Remember to:
P-prove (your point) “I say…”
P-In The Three Little Pigs, the big bad wolf felt angry
when the pigs wouldn’t let him into their houses.
P-E-E Strategy
• Now, it’s YOUR turn:
Question: How does Goldilocks feel after eating
the last bowl of porridge, in Goldilocks and the
Three Bears?
Remember to:
E-evidence from the text
“It says…”
For example, the book says, “The little pig just
laughed at him and said, ‘No, no, not by the hair
of my chinny, chin, chin.’” (lines 10-12)
P-E-E Strategy
• Now, it’s YOUR turn:
Question: How does Goldilocks feel after eating
the last bowl of porridge, in Goldilocks and the
Three Bears?
Remember to:
E-explain
how the “P”
and “E” connect “so…”
This quote shows that the wolf became so angry and
upset because the pigs wouldn’t let them in their
houses, all while laughing at him, that he lost his cool
and blew their houses down. This wasn’t a smart move
on the wolf’s part; in the end, the wolf suffered a lot.
Does your example for Goldilocks look
like this? Do you have the three parts?
In The Three Little Pigs, the big bad wolf felt angry when
the pigs wouldn’t let him into their houses. For example,
the book says, “The little pig just laughed at him and said,
‘No, no, not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin.” This
quote shows that the wolf became so angry and upset
because the pigs wouldn’t let them in their houses, all
while laughing at him, that he lost his cool and blew their
houses down. This wasn’t a smart move on the wolf’s
part; in the end, the wolf suffered a lot.
Do this one on your own. Use
your chart to help you.
How were the three bears affected by
Goldilocks in the story? Give text evidence to support your
answer.