The children were enjoying themselves on holiday at the beach. Their feet splashed in the water and they smiled widely with their toes being tickled. It was described as the best holiday they had ever had without explicitly stating they were happy. The document provides an example of showing emotions rather than telling.

1. SHOW DON’T TELL
Can you try to describe how the
children are feeling without
saying simply – they were
happy??
How about this??
The children splashed their feet in the water with wide smiles covering their
faces. The water tickled their toes. It was the best holiday they had ever had.
Can you write a sentence in the same way? Have a go. Write here.
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2. Choose a picture
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3. leaped answered dashed
ran picked snatched
phone smile beamed
Can you write a sentence to describe
how the girl in the picture feels? The
words above may help.
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4. clutching cradling staring
wearing holding leaning
shadowed bowed cuddling
Can you write a sentence to describe how the girl in the
picture feels? The words above may help.
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5. standing dark curtained
window table rigid
wide-eyed solemn bleak
Can you write a sentence to describe how the boy in the
picture feels? The words above may help.
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6. cuddled frowned gazed
clutched sulked bowed
dark shy protected
Can you write a sentence to describe how the people in the
picture feel? The words above may help.
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