Show Not Tell
Is this sentence an example of a tell sentence or a show sentence?
The sky is dark.
TELL
What is a narrative piece?
A piece of writing about a moment of your life.
Define the word heterogeneous.
Heterogeneous can be used to describe the diversity of nearly anything — populations, classrooms, collections.
What is the most intense moment of a story called?
Climax
What is wrong with this sentence?
My dog is over their.
There
Is this sentence an example of a tell sentence or a show sentence?
The stars in the night sky shined like bright lightbulb.
SHOW.
What type of language should you use to make your narrative piece interesting to read?
Sensory language
Define the word notorious.
Being famous for something negative.
Resolution
What is wrong with this sentence?
I am gonna go to the store and get a hamburger.
Going to
How can you change a tell sentence into a show sentence?
Add sensory details.
What are the three types of introductions?
Dialogue
Sound
Action
Define the word allocate.
To allocate is to set aside a certain amount of money for an expense.
What is the second part of a story? (Before the climax)
Rising Action
What is wrong with this sentence?
I walked over the hill and saw my dad and he was doing a cool dance so he taught me how to do it and then we danced together and got ice cream after it was so much fun.
Run on
Change this sentence into a show sentence.
It is hot outside.
x
What is a central idea?
Life lesson of the story
Define the word ambiguous.
Look to the adjective ambiguous when you need to describe something that's open to more than one interpretation, like the headline "Squad helps dog bite victim."
What is the part of a story that follows the climax?
Falling Action
What is wrong with this sentence?
She were having chips before I tripped on a rock.
Was
Change this sentence into a show sentence.
The frog jumped really high.
x
Why write narrative pieces?
To share experiences and learn from each other.
Define the word vivacious.
A vivacious person is lively and spirited:.
What s the beginning of a story called? (NOT an introduction)
Exposition
What is wrong with this sentence?
When I went to the pet store I saw a ton of dogs that was very fluffy.
Were