Transcript Stoplight Paragraph Powerpoint
Stoplight Paragraph Writing
Who do you admire most? Why?
Topic sentence Details Details Details Concluding Sentence
GREEN
TOPIC SENTENCE
RESTATE QUESTION, GIVE ANSWER GREEN = GO; Tell me where you’re GOING Example:
I admire Yogi Berra for many reasons.
YELLOW
GIVE
DETAILS/EXAMPLES/REASONS/FACTS SLOW DOWN
Example: Yogi compiled amazing stats as a catcher and hitter for the New York Yankees.
YELLOW
GIVE
DETAILS/EXAMPLES/REASONS/FACTS SLOW DOWN
Example: He won ten World Series while serving as a team-captain for the American League power-house.
YELLOW
GIVE
DETAILS/EXAMPLES/REASONS/FACTS SLOW DOWN
Example: Berra was admired by all of his teammates and respected by his opponents due to his competitive nature and unbelievable skill.
RED Make sure you have GIVEN DETAILS/EXAMPLES/REASONS/FACTS
STOP!!!!!!!
compiled amazing stats catcher New York Yankees ten World Series team-captain admired by opponents/ respected by teammates
RED Restate question End with concluding thought
CONCLUSION 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 sentence details conclusion • • 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
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