Show,+Don't+Tell

Many times students use "telling" sentences in their writing. Getting kids to "show" what's going on takes some exposure and practice. Stretching those thoughts to bring more meaning to their readers is the key aspect in building up authorship.

Here are some video clips. Each is preceeded with a telling sentnece. After viewing the clip, encourage your writers to really show what happened.

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Lightning McQueen thinks he is so cool.

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