SHOW!SHOW!

Don’t tell.

Don’t tell.

Show me what you mean!

Show me what you mean!

WO

RD

WO

RD SS describe

describe what you what you cannot see.

cannot see.

When y

ou

When y

ou

wri

te,

wri

te,

DESC

RIB

E!

DESC

RIB

E!

Instead of:Instead of:The boy was very frightened.

The boy was very frightened.SHOWSHOW me: me: The boy screeched in terror

The boy screeched in terror

and threw his hands up to

and threw his hands up to

protect himself. Even

protect himself. Even though his legs felt like

though his legs felt like they had turned to jelly, he

they had turned to jelly, he

jumped to his feet and

jumped to his feet and tried to get out of the

tried to get out of the monster’s reach.

monster’s reach.

I co

uld

pic

ture

I co

uld

pic

ture

ex

act

ly w

hat

he

exact

ly w

hat

he

was

doin

g!

was

doin

g!

Instead of:Instead of:The baby was crying really

The baby was crying really hard.hard.

SHOWSHOW me: me: The baby let out a howl

The baby let out a howl

that could wake the dead.

that could wake the dead.

Tears poured from his eyes

Tears poured from his eyes

and his face turned beet

and his face turned beet

red. He pounded his little

red. He pounded his little

fists on the floor and threw

fists on the floor and threw

his toys across the room.

his toys across the room.

How

Can

How

Can

YOU

YO

U

Do It?

Do It?

DESCRIBE!DESCRIBE!

Describe how the character’s

Describe how the character’s

bodybody reacts to a situation.

reacts to a situation.Describe the Describe the scenescene..Describe it as if the reader can’t

Describe it as if the reader can’t

see at all.see at all.

How

do y

ou

How

do y

ou

show

sh

ow

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mbarr

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wanting to run away and hidetheir cheeks burning with heat

taking shallow breathsfeeling their heart speed uphave a need to swallow, but

their throat is dryhave their mind go blank—they

can’t think of what to say or do

next

My

Teach

er

My

Teach

er

Got

a R

ip in

Got

a R

ip in

H

is P

ants

His

Pants

Just about a week ago my

Just about a week ago my teacher had a rip in his pants. It

teacher had a rip in his pants. It

was really funny. I didn’t see it

was really funny. I didn’t see it right away but someone told me

right away but someone told me

then I saw it and wanted to

then I saw it and wanted to laugh but I held it in. Then

laugh but I held it in. Then someone told him and everyone

someone told him and everyone

started to laugh. Then he went

started to laugh. Then he went home to change.

home to change.

Your

Your

Turn

Turn

Choose one:Choose one:

The iguana got loose in the

The iguana got loose in the

lunchroom.lunchroom.The children were having

The children were having

too much fun.too much fun.My sister was throwing a

My sister was throwing a

fit.fit.What would you see? Hear?

What would you see? Hear?