Show don't Tell

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English

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7th - 8th Grade

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Tiur Anggreini

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Show don't Tell

Spice Up your stories!

Open Ended

Write one word that best described what you learnt in English class yesterday.

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What's on the menu?

What does Show don't tell really mean?
Some examples
Describing body language
use of strong verbs
Focus on describing senses
Use of dialogue

Example 1:

Example 2:

point out powerful words/phrases
is there other method used by the author to show instead of telling?

Open Ended

Your turn! This is a very tell-y paragraph. Can you spice it up?

They went to New York to see Cats. They both enjoyed it very much. When they tried to go home, their flight was delayed because of the snow so they stayed another night and decided to see the musical again.

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