Show not tell

I chanced upon this technique two years ago when I was surfing on the Internet to look for an effective way to help my students describe better. It has proven to be very useful and successful. One important reminder, though is that vocabulary-building lessons should be carried out prior to a Show, not Tell lesson, especially so with average and below average second language learners. Things to prepare: LCD projector; Jumbled up strips of paper describing feelings; colour paper; colour…

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Hello Everyone! I loooooove this time of year. I (OH! And the kids, too!) can really start seeing all the work we've put into our written express come to fruition! The last couple of weeks we've been working on "showing, not just telling" our stories. I am so happy with how they are taking those ideas and running with them! We started off writing about what made us happy. We brainstormed how happy looks on a face, on a body, and what our voices do. Then the kids wrote a rough draft of their…

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