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1 Showing Vs. Telling

2 Showing vs. Telling Telling is stating who is doing what.
Telling doesn’t include when, where, why, or how this action happened. Telling signal words include: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been. Showing paints a picture in the mind of the reader—giving them as many details as needed. Showing answers the news reporter questions--who, what, when, where, why, how. Showing turns bland writing into active writing.

3 Showing vs. Telling Mr. Smith is celebrating.
Does this sentence paint a picture for the reader? Does it leave questions in the reader's mind? Does it answer the questions who, what, when, where, why, how? How could it answer who, what, when, where, why, how and paint a picture for the reader?

4 Narrative Details Add narrative details to help your reader see what you are writing narrative details = describe actions and events helps to answer the how, what, why

5 Descriptive Details Add descriptive details to help the reader see what you are writing descriptive details = describes people, places, and objects helps to answers the who, what, where

6 Sensory Details Add sensory details to help your reader see what you are writing sensory details = narrative OR descriptive details that appeal to senses helps reader see, feel, taste, hear, and smell what is being described

7 Showing vs. Telling Practice
On your own paper answer the following questions: Who is Mr. Smith? What does he do when he celebrates? When does he celebrate? Where does he celebrate? Why is he celebrating? How is he celebrating?

8 Showing vs. Telling WHO HOW Rewrite the telling sentence, “Mr. Smith is celebrating.” After 12 years of teaching chemistry, Mr. Smith lost it. He began oinking like a pig and shouting, "I love Bastille Day," as he ran through the halls of Northridge High School. It didn't matter to Mr. Smith that Bastille Day was over a month away. WHAT WHEN WHY WHERE

9 Showing vs. Telling WHO HOW "I'm going home to watch my favorite team in the NBA Finals!" Mr. Smith, my new boss, shouted, while giving me a high-five, followed by an elbow to the face. He stood over me for a few seconds and growled... WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY

10 Resources http://www.brighthub.com/members/trent.aspx
Mrs. Thompson’s Big Brain Mrs. Arango’s Big Brain Holt Elements of Language, Sixth Course

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