Show, don't tell...

Hi everyone,

This week we are focusing on 'show, don't tell' in our writing. This means that the children have to describe an emotion to convey a picture with words, without actually saying what the emotion was.

See if you can tell which emotion we wrote about today.

My body was shaking like an octopus., My eyes were really big, like a goblin. My bike didn't have brakes. I couldn't stop it.

Charlotte

My legs were wiggling like a cat. My arms were shaking like a dog. When I was going down the hill on my scooter, I fell off.

Isla B

I was shaking. My eyes were as wide as giant circles. I was tumbling down a cliff on the back of  my dad's bike.

Olivia

Once I was as still as a stone. I was hopping up and down. I gasped. My body had to calm down. I was about to go on a water slide.

Philippa

My scream was hurting my eardrums. My knees were knocking. My eyes were wide open. I gasped for breath. I was at my first swimming lesson.

Harvey

My arms were shaking. My hands were clenched around the handlebars. My eyes were as wide as a basket ball. I thought I felt blood dripping down my leg. The wind whistled up underneath me. I was on my bike, on a narrow bridge, high above the ground.

Caitlin

My eyes were open, as big as balloons. My arms were shaking. My fingers were shaking. My toes were wobbling like a wobbly tooth. My hands were stiff. My stomach felt like it had been hit with a pillow. It felt like my hair had been chppped off. I went down the water slide.

Isla Mc