Showing Versus Telling

Showing Versus Telling

Grade 10 · ELA · 45 min· W.11-12.3

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can revise sentences in my college essay to replace telling with descriptive language, dialogue, and sensory details.

Warm-Up Video

Unknown Channel · 6:17

Show, Don't Tell Writing Technique | EasyTeaching

Practice Questions

7 questions · Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

Revise the following sentence to show the character's emotion through body language: "She was embarrassed when she tripped." Revise the following sentence to show the setting and how the character interacts with it: "The coffee shop was crowded."

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