Ba-Da-Bing

Why Use Ba-Da-Bing? To add depth to your writing When you don’t know what else to add to your paper To make your writing more interesting To get better grades and pass STAAR

The First Step Find a boring sentence in your paper, then use Ba-Da-Bing to make it better!

Format = BA – DA – BING!! Action Sense Thought or Comment + +

Example #1 Action Sense Thought When I went into the kitchen, I saw my mom at the stove, and thought, “Mmmm, Chili!”

Example #2 Action Sense Thought I walked into the kitchen and saw my mother holding a skateboard, and I thought, “Hey! Is that for me?”

Example #3 Action Sense Thought When I stepped onto the stage, I couldn’t even see the audience, and I thought, “What am I so afraid of?”

Questions to Consider… How many of these would you want in your composition? What about the punctuation? Can that change?

Now you try… I walked into the kitchen Action Sense Thought Complete this Ba-Da-Bing… Action Sense Thought I walked into the kitchen I saw , and thought, “ .”

Try another I got to school that morning Action Sense Thought Complete this Ba-Da-Bing… Action Sense Thought I got to school that morning I saw , and thought, “ .”

Just one more I got on the bus after school Action Sense Thought Complete this Ba-Da-Bing… Action Sense Thought I got on the bus after school I saw , and thought, “ .”

The Point This strategy will help you write interesting sentences that people will want to read. You can add depth to your writing! So, don’t forget to use it!