Show, Don’t Tell: Emotions

Learning Intention

Students will use actions, dialogue and sensory details to show emotions in writing.

Australian Curriculum

AC9E4LY06

Create texts that show rather than tell emotions using actions and sensory details.

Teacher Notes

Model the difference between telling and showing. Practise rewriting “told” sentences into “shown” ones.

Skills Practised

• Show don’t tell technique
• Sensory details
• Character emotion
• Descriptive writing