Show+Don't+Tell

Show don't tell is a strategy used by writers that allows the reader to experience the story through a character's action, words, thoughts, senses, and feelings. Writers use show don't tell to paint pictures with their words.

[|Show.pdf] [|OneTrueSentenceExemplar.pdf] [|Ugly dog.ppt]
 * What is show don't tell?**
 * Powerful sentences:**
 * That dog is ugly. (Telling Sentence)**

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 * Student Exemplars:**