Thinking in Threes

<p>This practical resource helps students see the importance of “the rules of three” in writing successful essays. The student-friendly activities in this book give students essay-writing strategies organized in easy-to-remember groups of three. The book includes many activities and games that help point out the importance of the number three in our language.<br><br>With <i>Thinking in Threes</i> powerful writing strategies are as easy as 1-2-3! Some of the rules of three explained in this book include:</p><ul> <li>three steps for brainstorming</li> <li>three “Ps” of a thesis statement</li> <li>three parts of an essay</li> <li>three paragraphs in the body of an essay</li> <li>three ways to connect paragraphs and sentences</li> <li>three types of evidence to support topic sentences</li> <li>three qualities of a good example</li> <li>three things to include in a quotation</li> <li>three ways to hook the reader in an introduction</li> <li>three ways to write fluent sentences</li> <li>three ways to write successful conclusions and</li> <li>three phrases for completing a timed writing assignment.</li> </ul><p>The goal of <i>Thinking in Threes</i> is to empower students to write great essays in your classroom!<br><br>Grade 5-Adult</p>