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I chanced upon this technique two years ago when I was surfing on the Internet to look for an effective way to help my students describe better. It has proven to be very useful and successful. One important reminder, though is that vocabulary-building lessons should be carried out prior to a Show, not Tell lesson, especially so with average and below average second language learners. Things to prepare: LCD projector; Jumbled up strips of paper describing feelings; colour paper; colour…

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😎🤡😍👁🗣📚 Writers of all ages: how to show not tell in your story writing. #amwriting #WriteTip #WritersLife #SelfPub https://kathrynrosenewey.com/how-to-show-not-tell-story-writing/

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Our checklists and tip sheets can help broaden your understanding of how to create tension and conflict, deepen characterization, master the pace, and plot compelling novels.

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Show, Don't Tell: A Writing Minilesson! This blog post focuses on teaching students to write showing sentences instead of telling sentences. It includes an anchor chart and a FREE Bingo game!

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Show, don't tell is often-abused writing advice. Accomplished authors have been vocal about why telling is also effective. Read tips for balancing both and choosing the right narration type.

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It's hard to know when to "show, don't tell" in writing. This writing technique, along with show don't tell examples, makes a big difference.

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The quickest show not tell tip ever. 'Always show, not tell,’ is a big fat lie. If you always show, you'll have half a novel of descriptive words and flowy sentences that will be hard to read. Here is a quick tip: Show emotion. Tell feelings. Don‘t tell us 'she was sad.’ Show us- “Her lip trembled, and her eyes burned as s... #writing #artcreative #writing #tumblr #tumblrpost #writers #the #quickest #show #not #tell #tip #ever #always #big #fat #lie #if #youll #half #novel #descriptive #pic

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Hello Everyone! I loooooove this time of year. I (OH! And the kids, too!) can really start seeing all the work we've put into our written express come to fruition! The last couple of weeks we've been working on "showing, not just telling" our stories. I am so happy with how they are taking those ideas and running with them! We started off writing about what made us happy. We brainstormed how happy looks on a face, on a body, and what our voices do. Then the kids wrote a rough draft of their…

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I love teaching the kids how to use show, not tell in their writing, but sometimes it is so HARD for them to get! When they finally understand what it is and how to use it, their writing is AMAZING, and I love that. Here are a few things we did this week to help us with show, not tell! I explained what show, not tell means by reading some examples from some familiar books we have used this year. A few great books we looked at were- How Many Days To America? by-Eve Bunting Great example: "A…

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