Show Don't TellUsing adjectives and verbs to create

descriptive writing.

Objective: To regonize that there is a difference between showing and telling in writing while generating a list of adjectives and verbs.

Descriptive writers have a variety of juicy adjectives and vivid verbs that they use in their writing.

So....What is a juicy adjective?

What are vivid verbs?

Now we're ready to go . . . .

Adjectives

Adjectives: Verbs:

verbs

She jumped and hit the ball.

Showing

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Telling

She swam in the water.

Telling

Adjectives: Verbs:

verbs

Showing

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Time for teamwork!In your groups for your picture:

make a list of adjectives make a list of verbs write a showing sentence

Each group will share with the class

Adjectives: Verbs:

He slid into the base.

Telling

Showing

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Adjectives: Verbs:

verbs

He kicked the ball.

Telling

Showing

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Adjectives: Verbs:

verbs

He tried to kick the ball.

Telling

Showing

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Adjectives: Verbs:

verbs

He caught the ball.

Telling

Showing

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Adjectives: Verbs:

Showing

He jumped for the ball.

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Telling

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