Stoplight Paragraph Writing Who do you admire most? Why?

Topic sentence Details Concluding Sentence

GREEN TOPIC SENTENCE Example: I admire Yogi Berra for many reasons. GREEN = GO; Tell me where you’re GOING RESTATE 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-captain admired by opponents/ respected by teammates

RED CONCLUSION Restate question End 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 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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