Show Not Tell Part 2 May 13, 2008
Posted by Miss Collins in : Class work , trackbackAfter lunch today we worked in the dining hall on a short drama activity. We were acting as sculptors, creating images of positive and negative emotions. The people of the outside circle decided on an emotion or reaction such as surprise or sadness, and then gave directions to a partner on the inside circle who became a living sculpture of that feeling.
Using our sculptures we discussed what our faces and bodies reveal about how we are feeling. We then created phrases from this that would show the reader how a character is feeling, without simply telling them.
For example, rather than writing “He/She was sad”, our ideas for showing a character was feeling sad were:
- He walked with his head down
- She sat with her hands hidden back in her sleeves
- Tears dripped off of his nose
- The corners of her mouth were turned down
Rather than writing “He/She was really happy”, our ideas for showing a character was feeling happy and a bit surprised were:
- Her eyes were wide
- Her arms flew up in the air
- He started to jump around the room
- He walked in with a massive cheesy grin
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