The Organization Trait
Sometimes authors feel like a cat herder....your ideas and thoughts are all over the place. Have you? We need to herd our ideas and get them in order that makes sense to our reader. This week we will be spending time doing just that.
Kind of like a hamburger, don't you think? The beginning and the end are like the buns and the middle is like the meat patty....with lots of juicy details!
Writing must have the following;
1. A Bold Beginning
2. A Mighty Middle
3. An Excellent Ending
Let's Take a Deeper Look at Bold Beginnings......click on the link below to view a power point on Bold Beginnings!
Mighty Middles
After using an exciting bold beginning, a Mighty Middle is what is needed next. The Rule of 3 is the key! The power point below will explain just how the Rule of 3 works! Click on the 3 for action! You will be amazed at how the Rule of 3 will make your middle very mighty!
Time to look closer and see the Rule of 3 in action! Check out these books! Can you find the Rule of 3 in these mentor texts?
As you continue to read books, you will find so many examples of the Rule of 3. Of course, you will find them in your typical Fairy Tales; Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Three Billy Goat Gruffs, Three blind Mice, need I say more?
Mrs. Duff learned this cool rule from Aimee Buckner, who you can find on the Choice Literacy web site and she also has some amazing books on the Writer's and Reader's Notebooks that Mrs. Duff uses.
Mrs. Duff learned this cool rule from Aimee Buckner, who you can find on the Choice Literacy web site and she also has some amazing books on the Writer's and Reader's Notebooks that Mrs. Duff uses.