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Stepping Up Your Writing Game!

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Title: Stepping Up Your Writing Game!

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What is Step-Up-to-Writing?

  • It's a set of tools to help organize thoughts
  • Uses colors to indicate sentence types
  • Acts like a map for paragraph structure
  • Makes writing clearer and more structured
What is Step-Up-to-Writing?
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The Magic of Colors

  • Traffic Light system for building paragraphs
  • GREEN means GO (Start your topic)
  • YELLOW means SLOW DOWN (Give details)
  • RED means STOP & EXPLAIN (Examples)
The Magic of Colors
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GREEN means GO!

  • First sentence of the paragraph
  • Clearly states the main topic
  • Acts as the 'boss' of the paragraph
  • Example: 'Summer is the best season'
GREEN means GO!
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YELLOW means SLOW DOWN!

  • Support the Green topic sentence
  • Provide reasons, facts or big ideas
  • Main pillars supporting the argument
  • Example: 'Because of the weather'
YELLOW means SLOW DOWN!
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RED means STOP & TELL MORE!

  • Provide specific examples and details
  • Paint vivid pictures for the reader
  • The 'meat' of your paragraph
  • Example: 'Sunny days perfect for swimming'
RED means STOP & TELL MORE!
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GREEN means GO BACK!

  • Final sentence of the paragraph
  • Restates the main topic
  • Wraps up all ideas neatly
  • Example: 'Summer is my favorite season'
GREEN means GO BACK!
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The 'Accordion' Paragraph

  • Complete color-coded paragraph example
  • Green-Yellow-Red pattern repeats
  • Can expand with more detail pairs
  • Shows full paragraph structure
The 'Accordion' Paragraph
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Why Use This System?

  • Prevents writer's block
  • Works for any subject
  • Makes writing faster and clearer
  • Builds confidence in writing
Why Use This System?
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Your Turn!

  • Group activity: build a paragraph
  • Topic: 'Dogs make best pets'
  • Use color-coded materials
  • Practice the traffic light method
Your Turn!
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