How should I structure an essay answer?

The Point, Evidence, Explanation method (PEE) is great for organizing paragraphs around your ideas and gives your argument some direction (and if you are anything like me, any help with focusing your ideas is never a bad thing).P is for Point: This is where you make a statement about the text.E is for Evidence: This is where you use the text to back up your statement by quoting from the passage you’ve been given or from the text if you’re working on an essay from home (don’t forget your quotation marks).E is for Explanation:This is where you let loose creatively (not so loose that you forget what you want to say) and explain how the evidence backs up your point. Here you can explain the meaning of the quote, discuss the subtext/your inferences and bring in some of the technical terms you’ve learned that will boost your score.