Showing not Telling by Thomas Connolly

The School for Good and Evil

tconnolly15 — 2023-11-15 14:37:19 UTC

She wore coveralls, carried a plunger and metal toolbox, and wrenches of various sizes hung from a leather belt. “Point me to the head,” she said.

Jayden

2023-11-15 14:54:52 UTC

" dad takes us to the rec to practice shooting free throws with one hand

Alexxya - ACT

tconnolly15 — 2023-11-15 15:03:14 UTC

"I wish e still had recess. I wouldn't mind taking some of my frustrations out on a kickball."

Gianna

2023-11-15 15:03:49 UTC

"Priam was sitting beside me at the kitchen table, hands out in a plea, face in an impressive sulk"

cianni

608615 — 2023-11-15 15:05:15 UTC

"when mom found the jeans piled up in rodrick's room, she stitched patches on the holes and i'm pretty sure she ironed them"

Sabrina- One of Us is Lying- By Karen M. McManus

281735 — 2023-11-15 15:05:31 UTC

"She trails off, her hand still resting on my arm."

Charlie

6097081 — 2023-11-15 15:05:37 UTC

People think the safety partrol girls have bad aim with snowballs, but what they dont know is that the girls were on the volleyball team.

Isaac - WHERE THE HEART IS - By Jo Knowles

615258_ — 2023-11-15 15:06:28 UTC

" I wait a minute before going back upstairs, I turn away slowly and take my time walking back up the stairs " Go on! my mom says, still not wishing me a happy birthday.

chris h

2023-11-15 15:09:14 UTC

''i tured around with water dripping off my face from the fountain''

Siara

2023-11-15 15:09:17 UTC

"i didn't just sit because i didn't want to paste sparkle stars on colored paper or blend watery paint , i sat because my arms hurt. My arms hurts all the way down to my finger tips and they were so heavy in there bandages"

Ellie

2023-11-15 15:11:46 UTC

"Mine was a world of carpets and table-legs and chair-legs and little crannies behind large pieces of furniture. A closed door could not be opened and nothing could be reached that was on a table."

Ethan

6075682 — 2023-11-15 15:14:40 UTC

"called her 6 times every time I called I would hang up"

Chris

2023-11-15 15:15:31 UTC

"I wish I didn't have to make an appointment to see my father"

outsiders - tc

2023-11-15 19:31:31 UTC

"We bought cokes and blew straws at the waitress"

Aliyah - This is Where it Ends

2023-11-15 19:34:32 UTC

"Asha clings to her AP U.S. History textbook. Under strands of rainbow-colored hair, her mouth quirks up in a half smile. She whispers something. Sylv tenses before she laughs, her voice rising above the crowd."

The Hunger Games

2023-11-15 19:41:57 UTC

"My face is relatively clear of makeup, just a bit of highlighting here and there. My hair has been brushed out and then braided down my back in my usual style".

p.g 67

-Emy 8/9

Leah Jara - Someday Somewhere

6130231 — 2023-11-15 19:43:04 UTC

"The notes on the page zoom up through my eyes and twist through my synapse and bubble in my blood and explode from my fingernails and become something bigger."

Bella - StarGirl

2815461 — 2023-11-15 19:43:07 UTC

"He craned his neck, scanning the mob."

The simpler sentence would've been he looked around.

Gemm

6142421 — 2023-11-15 19:46:58 UTC

"well,see you later"Charles said,at the front door of Monmouth,his face pale in the glow of the porch lamp"

Curtis Dominguez Death Note By Tsugumi Ohba

6004521 — 2023-11-15 19:52:09 UTC

"I only take out my gun as a last resort, I don't want the police asking what I'm doing in Japan."

The Hunger Games- 2nd

2023-11-15 19:53:44 UTC

"The crowd's initial alarm at our appearance quickly changes to cheers and shouts of "District Twelve!" Every head is turned our way, pulling the focus from the three chariots ahead of us."

p.g 70

-Emy 8/9

Christan - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown

2773621 — 2023-11-15 19:54:02 UTC

I tried getting help from my classmate, but all that did was remind me I need to get some smarter friends - Greg

This incaeds that he is desperate

Gemm

6142421 — 2023-11-15 19:54:19 UTC

"The tables where cluttered with papers,ashtrays,bottles of whiskey,boxes of chocolates,umbrellas and galoshes made passage difficult in the narrow hall"

The Hunger Games -3

2023-11-15 19:55:06 UTC

"I realize I'm still glued to Peeta and force my stiff fingers to open."

p.g 72

-Emy

Naomi- this is where it ends

2023-11-15 19:56:59 UTC

"nothing else matters but the silence on the other side of the line"

Kameron

2023-11-15 19:57:21 UTC

"His hand was moving while I watching him cry in pain"

Ethan

2023-11-15 20:01:02 UTC

¨Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.¨

val

2023-11-15 20:05:18 UTC

" we watched as Deidre flopped down on the bench across from jelly, a leg on either side, and they began to share the bag of chips. "