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Show, Don't Tell

Authored by Kourtney Amodio

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Show, Don't Tell
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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The dog was cute.

Showing

Telling

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

She went home in a bad mood.

Showing

Telling

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • Ungraded

Rewrite the sentence so that it shows instead of tells: She went home in a bad mood. (What does this look like?)

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4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

My neighbor bought a solid oak, roll- top desk made in 1885 that contains a secret drawer triggered by a hidden spring.

Showing

Telling

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Only a single dim candle lit the room. The house smelled like dust and rotting wood, and something faintly metallic that made John think of blood.

Showing

Telling

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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