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Stoplight Paragraph Writing
Who do you admire most? Why?
Topic sentence
DetailsDetailsDetails
Concluding Sentence
GREEN
TOPIC SENTENCE
Example:
I admire Yogi Berra for many reasons.
GREEN = GO; Tell me where you’re GOINGRESTATE QUESTION, GIVE ANSWER
YELLOW
SLOW DOWN
GIVE DETAILS/EXAMPLES/REASONS/FACTS
Example:
Yogi compiled amazing stats as a catcher and hitter for the New York Yankees.
YELLOW
Example:
He won ten World Series while serving as a team-captain for the American
League power-house.
SLOW DOWN
GIVE DETAILS/EXAMPLES/REASONS/FACTS
YELLOW
Example:
Berra was admired by all of his teammates and respected by his
opponents due to his competitive nature and unbelievable skill.
SLOW DOWN
GIVE DETAILS/EXAMPLES/REASONS/FACTS
RED
STOP!!!!!!!
Make sure you have GIVEN DETAILS/EXAMPLES/REASONS/FACTS
compiled amazing stats catcher
New York Yankees ten World Series
team-captainadmired by opponents/ respected by teammates
RED
CONCLUSION
Restate questionEnd with concluding thought
Example:
For these reasons, Yogi Berra has always been a baseball player I have admired.
I admire Yogi Berra for many reasons. He compiled amazing stats as a catcher for the
New York Yankees. Yogi won ten World Series while serving as team captain for the
American League power-house. Berra was admired by his teammates and respected by his opponents due to his competitive nature and unbelievable skill. For these reasons,
Yogi Berra has always been a baseball player I admire.
Alternate Learning Styles Visual: highlighters
• After the kids write a paragraph, they highlight the following:
topic sentencedetailsconclusion
Kinesthetic: role play• I cut paragraphs into sentence pieces • The kids must circulate around the room reading their
sentence to find the topic sentence, details, and conclusion that complete the paragraph part they were given
What is your dream job/career?
YOUR TURN TO PRACTICE:
Why do you think Yankee Doodle put a feather in his cap and called it “Macaroni”?
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