Point: The idea that is being developed; may be the topic sentence
Illustration: An example that illustrates the point.
The Illustration supports (illustrates) the Point (the main idea being supported).
The illustration will always be specific (a particular fact) and usually concrete (a physical detail, a quote, names, numbers).
Explanation: How the illustration supports the point.
The Explanation shows (explains) two things:
How or why the Illustration, your evidence, supports the Point
Explains the relationship between the point and the illustration
Rule of thumb: The explanation should be twice as long as the illustration
Guest Lecture
Hartwig, Jennifer. “P.I.E. Recipe for Paragraphs.” 2 Aug. 2013. YouTube.com. Web. 2 Feb. 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4G_F0RZ23M
See attached:
Worksheet using the format of the image in Hartwig's lecture
Using PIE for literary analysis