1. BA-DA-BING!

2. WHAT IS A “BA-DA-BING” MOMENT?  A “Ba-da-bing” is a light bulb moment.  A moment when you suddenly understand something  A moment when you are suddenly pleased with something  A moment when something is done quickly or easily

3. BA-DA-BING MOMENTS Answer 3 questions:  BA – What is the action?  DA - What did you see, hear, taste, touch, or feel?  Bing - What did you think?

4. LET’S TRY IT Here is a boring sentence…  My mom and I saw some students.

5. NOW…LET’S ADD SOME “BA-DA-BING!”

6. BA – What did your feet do?  Mom and I stepped out of our car and into the school parking lot.

7. DA – What did you see, hear, taste, touch, or feel?  The students were walking around in identical white shirts and the same khaki pants.

8. BING – What did you think?  I thought, “Oh, great. Uniforms are the last thing I want to wear.”

9. SO THE BA-DA-BING WOULD SAY…  Instead of: My mom and I saw some students.  Mom and I stepped out of our car and into the school parking lot. The students were walking around in identical white shirts and the same khaki pants. I thought, “Oh, great. Uniforms are the last thing I want to wear.”

10. WHERE CAN YOU USE BA-DA-BING? Anywhere in your writing! BA-DA-BING works especially great in your introduction or conclusion.