1. Ba-Da-Bing

2. 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

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

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

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

6. 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?”

7. 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?”

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

9. 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, “ .”

10. 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, “ .”

11. 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, “ .”

12. 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!