1. Stoplight colors GO! Tell your big idea. SLOW DOWN! Give a reason, fact or detail. STOP! Explain what you mean. GO BACK! Bring back your big idea.

2. 5 Sentence Outline Topic Sentence Supporting Sentence Conclusion Color the letters and stars. Study the colors so that you can highlight the paragraph that came from this outline.

3. 5 Sentence Outline Sample Pioneers struggled to build lives for themselves on the American Prairie. Building a home Farming the land Harsh winters Only the hardy and strong-willed settlers survived life on the Prairie

4. Prairie Life 5 Sentence Paragraph Settlers struggled to build lives for themselves on the American Prairie. Building a home meant scrounging for materials. Farming posed its own set of difficulties. The winters were harsh and snowy. Only the hardy and strong-willed settlers survived life on the Prairie.

5. Prairie Life Settlers struggled to build lives for themselves on the American Prairie. Building a home meant scrounging for materials. Farming posed its own set of difficulties. The winters were harsh and snowy. Only the hardy and strong-willed settlers survived life on the Prairie.

6. However, this paragraph is lacking information. The following slide will show you how to add more detail to make an eight sentence paragraph.

7. 8 Sentence Outline Sample Pioneers struggled to build lives for themselves on the American Prairie. Building a home Wood scarce Farming the land Thick grass roots Harsh winters Food Only the hardy and strong-willed settlers survived life on the Prairie

8. Prairie Life 8 Sentence Paragraph Settlers struggled to build lives for themselves on the American Prairie. Building a home meant scrounging for materials. There was so little wood that sometimes they had to use sticks and mud. Farming posed its own set of difficulties. For example, the tillers would get caught in the tough grass roots. The winters were harsh and snowy. If a family didn’t set food aside, they might starve. Only the hardy and strong-willed settlers survived life on the Prairie. Can you highlight this paragraph with the Stop Light colors?

9. Prairie Life Settlers struggled to build lives for themselves on the American Prairie. Building a home meant scrounging for materials. There was so little wood that sometimes they had to use sticks and mud. Farming posed its own set of difficulties. For example, the tillers would get caught in the tough grass roots. The winters were harsh and snowy. If a family didn’t set food aside, they might starve. Only the hardy and strong-willed settlers survived life on the Prairie.