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Task #8: Telling vs. Showing
Standards: Students will write using specific details and
elaboration.
Students will equally contribute ideas in a group.
Students will encourage others.
Task: Telling vs. Showing - Adding Details and Elaboration
1. Whole Group and Partner Activity - Telling vs. Showing
- Discuss with the difference between “telling” a reader about
a fact and “showing” them the same thing (with lots of detail
and elaboration). Example:
Telling - The room was a mess.
Showing - As I walked into the room I could barely find a clean
place to step. There were clothes all over the floor, along with papers,
books, and possibly what looked like an old, moldy sandwich. The stench
was unbearable.
- Put them into groups of three or four. Have them take these “telling”
sentences and change them into “showing” sentences:
The storm was violent.
She was a kind person.
The kitchen was a mess!
(While they are working, assess them with the Group Work Rubric.)
- Come back together as a whole group and share the “showing”
sentences. Discuss how they would be graded with the Detail and Elaboration
Rubric.
2. Independent Work - Telling vs. Showing
-Give each student these two “telling” sentences and have them
change them into “showing” sentences:
The dog looked dangerous.
The children on the playground were having fun.
- Collect their “showing” sentences and grade them with the
Detail and Elaboration Rubric.
Criteria:
1. Writing with details and elaboration - Students will be specific in
descriptions with details and will add elaboration to expand upon the
information presented. (These can be examples that help a reader picture
(and/or hear, smell, taste, or feel) the words that are written.)
2. Contributing Ideas - Students should equally contribute in the group.
3. Encouraging Others- Students should encourage others in their group.
Rubrics:
Group Work Rubric
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Contributing Ideas
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few or no contributions
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EQUAL contribution
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too many contributions
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Encouraging Others
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rarely
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sometimes
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often
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Detail and Elaboration Rubric
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0 points
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1 point
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Do the sentences include details to
make them more specific?
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No
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Yes
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Do the sentences include elaboration
to expand upon the information presented?
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No
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Yes
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