Ba - Da -Bing!

1. Ba-Da-Bing!

2. What is a “Ba-Da-Bing” moment? • A “Ba-da-bing” is a light bulb moment. • A moment when you suddenly understand something • A moment when you are suddenly pleased with something • A moment when something is done quickly or easily

3. Ba-Da-Bing Moments • Answer 3 questions: • BA – What is the action? • DA - What did you see, hear, taste, touch, or feel? • Bing - What did you think?

4. Let’s Try It • Here is a boring sentence… • My mom and I saw some students.

5. Now…Let’s add some “Ba-Da-Bing!”

6. BA – • What did your feet do? • Mom and I stepped out of our car and into the school parking lot.

7. DA – • What did you see, hear, taste, touch, or feel? • The students were walking around in identical white shirts and the same khaki pants.

8. BING – • What did you think? • I thought, “Oh, great. Uniforms are the last thing I want to wear.”

9. So the Ba-da-Bing would say… • Instead of: My mom and I saw some students. • Mom and I stepped out of our car and into the school parking lot. The students were walking around in identical white shirts and the same khaki pants. I thought, “Oh, great. Uniforms are the last thing I want to wear.”

10. Where can you use Ba-Da-Bing? • Anywhere in your writing! • BA-DA-BING works especially great in your introduction or conclusion.