Adding Feelings in Our Writing!

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Why add feelings?• So your reader can

understand what is happening with the characters in your story.

• They help the readers stay engaged with your story.

• They help the reader understand the problem and the solution in your story.

So how do we add feelings into our

story?Let’s ask the emotions and find out…

Joy• Situation: Joy finds out she

won the lottery!

• Boring sentence: “I felt happy I won the lottery!”

• Instead, what would Joy be doing to show she’s happy?

Sadness• Situation: Sadness find out

her pet cat ran away.

• Boring sentence: “I felt sad that my cat ran away.”

• Instead, what would Sadness do to show she was unhappy?

Anger• Situation: Anger had to

stay inside and do chores on a beautiful Saturday.

• Boring sentence: “I’m so mad I have to do chores today!”

• Instead, what would Anger do to show he was angry?

Fear• Situation: Fear saw a

ferocious, hungry bear standing three feet in front of him!

• Boring sentence: “I’m so scared of this bear!”

• Instead, what would Fear be doing to show he was afraid?

Disgust• Situation: Disgust smelled

three week old garbage that Joy forgot to take out (again).

• Boring sentence: “That garbage is disgusting!”

• Instead, what would disgust do to show she was disgusted?

Remember, show (don’t tell) your characters’ feelings and

emotions!Thanks for watching!