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"Show, Don't Tell Worksheet"

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"Show, Don't Tell Worksheet"

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📚 Part 1: Cloze — Show, Don't Tell

WALT: We Are Learning To use descriptive language to show, not tell.

Success criteria: I can choose vivid words from the word bank and complete sentences so readers can picture the scene.

Differentiation: Students who need support can say their chosen word aloud first or work with a partner.

Extension: Use the chosen word to write a new two-line sentence that keeps showing, not telling.

Word bank: obsidian, celestial, shimmering, stars

1. The night sky was full of ___________, each tiny light like a distant fire.
2. The river stones looked smooth and black as ___________, catching no light.
3. The lake's surface was ___________ in the afternoon sun, like a blanket of small mirrors.
4. We lay back and watched the slow, ___________ procession moving across the sky.

✏️ Part 2: Proofreading & Creative Response

WALT: We Are Learning To proofread and improve sentences so they are correct and more descriptive.

Success criteria: I can fix capitals and full stops and spell high-frequency words correctly. I can rewrite one sentence to show, not tell.

Differentiation: Provide a printed list of common capital and high-frequency words for students who need it; fast finishers add extra sensory details.

Extension: Write a short paragraph (3–4 lines) using at least two words from the word bank and showing, not telling.

5. Correct this sentence: sarah painted a bright picture
6. Correct this sentence: we went to the art centre on monday
7. Correct this sentence: the colours are bluer then the sea
8. Correct this sentence: isabel found teh brush
9. Correct this sentence: theyre excited about the art show
10. Choose one of your corrected sentences (write its number). Rewrite it to show, not tell. Add at least two descriptive details.
11. Draw your rewritten sentence in the box below. Then list three descriptive words you used.

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