1. P.I.E. Point, Information, Explanation
Creating extended examples in response to literary prompts

2. P.I.E. Point Information Explanation
What is the point, or claim, you are making?
Information
What information (quote) from the text can illustrate, prove, or further develop the point?
Explanation
What does the provided information (quote) mean? or,
What is its significance or relationship to the point? or,
How does it illustrate the point?

3. P.I.E.
Point – Restate the question or prompt as a point, or a statement, that answers the prompt
Information - support and develop the point with a quote from the text
Explanation – Analyze the information and explain its significance or relationship to the point, developing an idea beyond the original prompt

4. P.I.E. Point What is the point, or claim, you are making?
Prompt: What type of conflict(s) does the main character experience in “The Sniper”?
Point
What is the point, or claim, you are making?
Restate the question or prompt as a point, or a statement, that answers the prompt
In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, the main character faces an external conflict as he is pitted against another sniper in a face off to the death.

5. P.I.E. Information (quote standing alone)
Prompt: What type of conflict(s) does the main character experience in “The Sniper”?
Information (quote standing alone)
What information (quote) from the text can illustrate, prove, or further develop the point?
support and develop the point with a quote from the text
In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, the main character faces an external conflict as he is pitted against another sniper in a face off to the death. “Cautiously, he raised himself and peered over the parapet. There was a flash and a bullet whizzed over his head” (Flaherty 11).

6. P.I.E. Information (quote in your sentence)
Prompt: What type of conflict(s) does the main character experience in “The Sniper”?
Information (quote in your sentence)
What information (quote) from the text can illustrate, prove, or further develop the point?
support and develop the point with a quote from the text
In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, the main character faces an external conflict as he is pitted against another sniper in a face off to the death. Raising his head over the edge of the building to get a look at his adversary, “there was a flash and a bullet whizzed over his head” (Flaherty 11).

7. P.I.E.
Prompt: What type of conflict(s) does the main character experience in “The Sniper”?
Explanation
Analyze the information and explain its significance or relationship to the point, developing an idea beyond the original prompt
In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, the main character faces an external conflict as he is pitted against another sniper in a face off to the death. Raising his head over the edge of the building to get a look at his adversary, “there was a flash and a bullet whizzed over his head” (Flaherty 11). The sniper realizes this is a life or death situation, and if he wants to survive, it will mean killing the other man.

8. P.I.E.
Prompt: What type of conflict(s) does the main character experience in “The Sniper”?
Explanation
Analyze the information and explain its significance or relationship to the point, developing an idea beyond the original prompt
In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, the main character faces an external conflict as he is pitted against another sniper in a face off to the death. Raising his head over the edge of the building to get a look at his adversary, “there was a flash and a bullet whizzed over his head” (Flaherty 11). Bullets whizzing over your head is a life and death situation, and the sniper must kill the other man to survive.

9. P.I.E.
Prompt: What type of conflict(s) does the main character experience in “The Sniper”?
In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, the main character faces an external conflict as he is pitted against another sniper in a face off to the death. Raising his head over the edge of the building to get a look at his adversary, “there was a flash and a bullet whizzed over his head” (Flaherty 11). Bullets whizzing over your head is a life and death situation, and the sniper must kill the other man to survive.

10. P.I.E.
Prompt: What type of conflict(s) does the main character experience in “The Sniper”?
Point
In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, the main character faces an external conflict as he is pitted against another sniper in a face off to the death. Raising his head over the edge of the building to get a look at his adversary, “there was a flash and a bullet whizzed over his head” (Flaherty 11). Bullets whizzing over your head is a life and death situation, and the sniper must kill the other man to survive.

11. P.I.E.
Prompt: What type of conflict(s) does the main character experience in “The Sniper”?
Information
In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, the main character faces an external conflict as he is pitted against another sniper in a face off to the death. Raising his head over the edge of the building to get a look at his adversary, “there was a flash and a bullet whizzed over his head” (Flaherty 11). Bullets whizzing over your head is a life and death situation, and the sniper must kill the other man to survive.

12. P.I.E.
Prompt: What type of conflict(s) does the main character experience in “The Sniper”?
Explanation
In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, the main character faces an external conflict as he is pitted against another sniper in a face off to the death. Raising his head over the edge of the building to get a look at his adversary, “there was a flash and a bullet whizzed over his head” (Flaherty 11). Bullets whizzing over your head is a life and death situation, and the sniper must kill the other man to survive.