Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Writing Assignment: Showing vs. Telling

Choose three of these paragraphs and rewrite to add specificity of detail, names, descriptions, setting and sensory details. Stay in scene and in the moment. Be as creative as you want.
The little boy woke up from a bad dream and went to the bathroom. When he got there, he saw a terrible scary monster. The monster was some kind of dog and it looked horrible. He screamed.
I was driving with my friend and he saw a car that he liked. We argued about ti. He made me stop and take a look at it. The car was totally in disrepair. It looked bad, really bad. But he seemed to think it was cool.
He found himself in bed, and his brain felt foggy. The lady came in and gave him a pill. She looked unsteady. At one point, he couldn’t breath. He wondered if he was in danger. Then, he knew he was—she was crazy.

The girls were in gym class. One of them was awkward. Nobody liked her and they treated her badly because she was a weirdo. 
He wasn't sure if he should go into the hotel room because it was scary in there. Should he go in or shouldn't he? He felt frightened and unsure. He thought maybe it was haunted because he had heard things in there and he didn't like them. He decided to open the door.


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