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Today we began brainstorming ideas for the characters and the setting of the mystery story you will be writing. We also talked about the difference between "Showing" and "Telling" in stories. Go to the website, under Language, and look at the .pdf for help.
Showing is a much more important skill when you are trying to draw attention to something. If you are just talking about little things that are not important, telling is ok. However, if you are trying to really get the reader to picture what it is you are writing about, showing is the only way.
Language is one of my favourite subjects and it's really fun (and sometimes funny!) with Mr.Rumsby!
ReplyDeletethis ia a small question , but i just wanted to ask : "When are our next book talks ?"
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Hailey,
ReplyDeleteThe next book talks will be the week of February 16th.
HTH,
Mr. R.
Will we also be doing readers notebooks on that week???
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Alex,
ReplyDeleteYes, you will also be doing the Reader's Notebook.
Mr. R.
thanks :)
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what did we do in language 2day ? ( tuesday , febuary 10 )
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Hailey,
ReplyDeleteGreat use of the blog. We finished working on our Brian's Winter boxes.
Mr. R.
what have we done in language today ?
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Hailey,
ReplyDeleteToday we began brainstorming ideas for the characters and the setting of the mystery story you will be writing. We also talked about the difference between "Showing" and "Telling" in stories. Go to the website, under Language, and look at the .pdf for help.
Mr. R.
You know how there is a diff between showing and telling.....Can we show and tell?
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ReplyDeleteShowing is a much more important skill when you are trying to draw attention to something. If you are just talking about little things that are not important, telling is ok. However, if you are trying to really get the reader to picture what it is you are writing about, showing is the only way.
HTH,
Mr. R.
a choice for a multiple choice question is maybe: What is your favourite genre of any book
ReplyDelete1:Mystery
2:Historical Fiction
3:Action