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Show it, don’t tell it!

Show it, don’t tell it!. Sensory Details. Bring Characters, conflict, and Settings to life in your stories by using sensory details . Describe how things taste , smell, look, feel, and sound by using concrete details to help readers form vivid mental pictures . Sight. General Sentence

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Show it, don’t tell it!

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  1. Show it, don’t tell it! Sensory Details

  2. Bring Characters, conflict, and Settings to life in your stories by using sensory details.Describe how things taste, smell, look, feel, and sound by using concrete details to help readers form vivid mental pictures.

  3. Sight General Sentence After we viewed the movie about nuclear destruction, we better understood the devastating effects of this type of warfare. Add ‘Sight’ sensory details After we viewed the enormous mushroom cloud produced by a nuclear bomb, we better understood the devastating effects of this type of warfare.

  4. Describe what you see I couldn't help but notice...... ________________________________________________________________________________ I gazed..... ________________________________________________________________________________

  5. Sound General Sentence The music was very loud at the rock concert last night. Add sound details My ears are still ringing today because the music was very loud at the rock concert last night.

  6. Describe what you hear. Standing quietly, I noticed..... ________________________________________________________________________________ I overheard ..... ________________________________________________________________________________

  7. Smell General Sentence Through the use of aromatherapy, many retail stores are trying to enhance their customers' moods to increase business. Add Smell details By using floral perfumes or outdoor scents, many retail stores are trying to make their customers feel like they are in a natural setting.

  8. Describe what you smell. Breathing deeply, I noticed .... ________________________________________________________________________________ I inhaled the scent of .... ________________________________________________________________________________

  9. taste General Sentence The university sponsored a festival which featured Japanese foods. Add taste detail The university sponsored a festival featuring hot, spicy, Japanese foods.

  10. Describe what you taste. My mouth watered as .... ________________________________________________________________________________ My stomach growled as ..... ________________________________________________________________________________

  11. Touch General sentence The Braille system of communication uses touch to convey a message. Add touch detail The Braille system of communication requires a person to touch a series of raised dots to convey a message.

  12. Describe what you feel. When I touched ..... ________________________________________________________________________________ He was holding ..... ________________________________________________________________________________

  13. Try it: The class went to the zoo. ________________________________________________________________________________ At the party we ate cake and ice cream. ________________________________________________________________________________ The football game was loud. ________________________________________________________________________________

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