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Please refer to this Padlet to help you in your writing.

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1) Start a paragraph with two-fingers spacing
2) Begin a sentence with capital letter
3) Use past tense for narrative writing
4) Leave a line when you are writing on foolscap paper

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We use this strategy to help readers paint a picture of how the characters are feeling. This allows readers to visualize and brings the story to life!

What other situations can you SHOW instead of tell?

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Think of these two situations:

1) Have you lost a wallet before? When was it? How did you feel? What did you do? What do you wish the person who finds it do?

2) Have you found a wallet before? Where was it? How did you feel about it? What did you decide to do? How do you think the person who lost the wallet must be feeling?

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wondered to myself/himself
hoping to find its owner
eyes widen in disbelief
gratitude
sobbed
praised
tempted
smiling sheepishly
immediately
soon
however

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dialogue
setting
sound

Please choose one.

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"Look! What is that?" John pointed to a shiny, brown wallet lying on the ground.
"It is a wallet," said Mira.

Words other than 'said':

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well-worn
bulky
obviously brand-new
small, brown
dirty, old

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Contrast: but, however
Cause & Effect: so, therefore, as a result
Time: later, soon, finally, immediately, then, after that