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. <p/>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! <p/>Grade 5-Adult</p>