Show, Not Tell

Show, not tell. How many lessons have we given on show, not tell, yet students still aren't doing this in their writing? Ms. C gave students a feeling word. In groups, they had to show readers how they felt. First, students acted out the feeling. Acting was a beneficial strategy for ELL students to learn new vocabulary words and to express themselves in a multimodal way. This activity really showed students what it means to show, not tell, and they have now painted pictures of how characters feel throughout their personal narratives. Also, they are better able to infer how characters feel in their books.