Or, I will explicitly model an example on the board such as:. Contextually, Bob works long difficult hours in poor conditions that are badly lit copying out figures for hours on end, which shows that even an educated man can be poorly treated in the Victorian society. As you can see from this example the triplets go beyond a superficial one word focused answer and try to explore specifics of what the quote implies and why it implies this.
The examples that follow are all examples from students, from across the age range and indicated as the examples through the use of italics. They exemplify how I am trying to move them to using triplets effectively in their work to analyse in a sharper and more concise way. It is just one of the many tools that we use in class, but I do think it can help to guide students into being more specific and being more detailed in their work without using lots of wordy sentences to say one thing.
The student has used triplets to explore the setting and link this to the way Scrooge is portrayed:. As well as creating a gloomy set, where Scrooge lives is dark, miserable and horrific which is similar to his personality. This is a good starting point to show initial impressions of how the gothic setting reflects the character of Scrooge and would have been initial impressions based on the reading of the first stave. Fred is poor, but happy, whereas Scrooge is an unhappy, miserly soul, who covets wealth as the most important aspect of his life.
Again, this is initial work to look at A Christmas Carol. Here I might set the target to select a quote or range of quotes which supports these ideas about Scrooge. Persuasive rhetorical questions used here seem to imply that Paris is a good match for Juliet and she should not question this presumption from her mother. With this example I would ask the student to use a shorter quote and to avoid repeating the ideas. My impressions of the creature. Donna St. Perhaps most challenging for any new president is learning how powerful that megaphone really is.
Every offhand word, every spontaneous remark, every comment informed more by emotion than calculation risks profound consequences.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A short midlevel cleric, with a neat white beard and a clergyman's calm bearing , Mehdi Karroubi has watched from his home in Tehran in recent months as his aides have been arrested, his offices raided, his newspaper shut down.
He himself has been threatened with arrest and, indirectly, the death penalty. The bitter divisions over an overhaul of the health care system have exploded at town-hall-style meetings over the last few days as members of Congress have been shouted down, hanged in effigy and taunted by crowds.
In several cities, noisy demonstrations have led to fistfights, arrests and hospitalizations. And here? Not just a triplet, but a triplet with vivid verbs and alliteration. Thank you, Ms. Sometimes a triplet consists of entire sentences, as in this snappy series the woman was Hillary Rodham Clinton.
She was tired. And it had been a long day in Africa. Cancer did not slow Matt Higgins. If anything, it affirmed the depth of his resolve. He took one day off for surgery and plunged back into work, crying only when he had to tell his bosses. Cancer did not enlighten Higgins with fresh perspective. He treated it like another obstacle on his meteoric rise to becoming the Jets' executive vice president for business operations.
Cancer did not change Higgins. Running did. Start your class with those here, then each day have one or more students check the daily Times , scanning whatever sections they wish, and sharing the triplets with the class.
It can be done online, but it's far quicker with the newspaper. In no time, you will see triplets appearing in your students' writing. So your students can apply what they've learned about writing triplets, here is one of the most effective and enjoyable writing assignments I ever gave to high school and college students. In no more than words, but no fewer than , describe what you did this morning, from the time you awoke including how you were awakened until you set foot in the school building.
It can't be a morning in general; it's got to be this morning. Don't write an introduction; begin with the waking up. And don't have a conclusion; end with the moment you entered the building. From beginning to end the reader must be able to picture your activities, although you may include dialogue, thoughts and feelings.
Be as detailed as you wish — the word minimum is intended to encourage that — and at least twice in your story have a triplet consisting of three whole sentences, or three phrases, or three individual words.
Make the reader see your morning with you in it. Berlin, who wrote all the songs for the show, traveled around the country with the production as the show raised funds to fight the war, taking no salary and donating his royalties to the war effort. Here he is performing the song in the movie. I can almost promise that everyone in your class — including you — will enjoy hearing everyone else's graphic, lively and unique morning story. And why not contribute your own, as well?
They'll love it. Already a subscriber? Click here to login. Article Topics: Writing, Language arts, Teaching. Sign up for email. He is a newspaper in education consultant for The New York Times , and his website has a section devoted to journalism education. Click here to read more articles by Bob Greenman. The power of three is often useful in academic writing in devising titles, too.
Wednesday October 28th , AM. This article was delicious, magic, and illuminating! I am not a writer, never think about it except when I love it or really don't, I will never read or write the same again!! Too fun. Thanks, KT. The triplet also occurs in many fairy tales and fables the three little pigs come quickly to mind, and Goldilocks and the three bears.
Often in these triplets the first two are similar and establish the norm, and the third one deviates from it " These sorts of stories teach us from childhood about the hope, surprise, and magic of "three".
Wednesday October 28th , PM. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Moe, Larry, and Curly. Tinkers to Evers to Chance. A priest, a minister, and a rabbi. Executive, legislative, judicial. The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Thank you all for your welcome comments. Prior to submitting my triplets column to the editor, I deleted three paragraphs about the number three, deciding to hold them off till another time. I guess that time is now. Here they are as written, with a few repetitions from Kristine and Nancy's comments: Rhetorically, three is magic, and that Jefferson and Lincoln knew how to create that magic.
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