Showcase: Show Don't Tell Activity Presentations

Show Don't Tell Activity

Pick a paragraph from a book or story that shows rather than tells.

Write a ‘telling’ version of this paragraph.

Identifying the elements in the original that bring specific images to readers’ minds.

 

Showcasing some of the best presentations with detailed analysis:

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Word Choice - Analyze, Interpret and Give Examples - Aadya

 
Analyze the quote for word choice

Simile: Words can be ‘like’ X rays.
Personification: they’ll go through anything, you read and you are pierced:

Interpret - what is the quote trying to convey?

The quote is saying that you can’t put away a good book. You have to continue reading. Words go through everything - your heart and mind - and they do not leave you. Once you start reading you are 'pierced'. The words will stay in your brain and keep you wondering about them until you finish reading.

Weak example of word choice:
The girl was reading.

Strong example of word choice:
The little girl was so engrossed in the book that when the school bell rang she did not realize that the teacher had entered the class. When the little girl was put in detention she couldn’t stop thinking about the rest of the book because it was stuck in her mind.

WOW - Ubiquitous

UBIQUITOUS

existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time

omnipresent

WOW - Insipid

 

The diners were disappointed with the plain insipid soup they were served. 

 

The students found the class uninteresting and boring because the teacher had the most insipid presentations.

WOW - Zealous

 

PETA’s shock provoking advertisements are meant to attract attention but some feel that PETA is over zealous about animal rights and vegetarianism. Their provocative advertisements show their passion for the cause.