Thinking in Threes The Power of Three in Writing

Name: Thinking in Threes The Power of Three in Writing
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ISBN: 9781877673672

ISBN-10: 1877673676

ISBN-13: 9781877673672

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Authors: Brian Backman

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Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: Prufrock Press
Publication date: 6/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 107
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Brian Backman grew up in Seattle, Washington. After high school, he served in the United States Army in Europe for three years. He then returned to Washington to attend Seattle Pacific University, where he earned a bachelor#39;s degree in English and a master#39;s in curriculum and instruction.



A Note for Teachers


The Power of Three


Three, Three, Three


Three Point Shot: Triplets


Three Things to Say


Three Point Shot: Just Three Words


Brainstorming


Three Steps for Brainstorming


Brainstorming in Action


Brainstorming Practice


Three Point Shot: Advice in Threes


Writing a Thesis


The Three "P's" of a Thesis Statement


Parallelism in Action


Practice with Parallel Form


Practice Writing a Thesis


Putting It Together


Three Point Shot: Three Important Things


Organizing an Essay


Three Paragraphs in the Body of an Essay


Three Ways to Connect Paragraphs and Sentences


Threes in Action


Saving the Best for Last


Three Point Shot: Three-Peat After Me


Supporting Topic Sentences


Use Three Types of Evidence to Support Topic Sentences


Examples Need Three Qualities


Three Things to Include in a Quotation


More About Quotations


Practice With Quotations


Hall of Fame


Calling the Game


Three Point Shot: Worn Out Words


Writing Introductions


Three Ways to "Hook" the Reader


Beginning with Conflict


Beginning with Mystery


Beginning with Metaphor


Three More Ways to "Hook" the Reader


Yet Three More Ways to "Hook" the Reader


Three Point Shot: Quotes with Three


Writing Fluent Sentences


Three Ways to Write Fluent Sentences


Sentence Variety


Variety in Sentence Lengths


Parallelism


Three Point Shot: Parallelism in Action


Conclusions


Three Ways to Finish


Three Point Shot: Compound Word Triads


Extras


Divide Your Time Into Three Phases


Timed Writing Practice


Essay Planning Sheet


Timed Essay


Thirty-Three Terrific Topics


Three Terrific Topics


Power of Three: Guidelines at a Glance


Essay Example #1


Essay Example #2


Answer Keys