Creative Writing Activities to Encourage Dramatization (Show Don't Tell)
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dramatic activity:
dramatic activity:
Show and Tell Learning to "show" rather than "tell" is an important writing skill, but showing is not always appropriate, and there is also a place for narrative summary, particularly between active scenes. Discuss the appropriate use of dramatization and narrative summary, and provide students with an example of each.
Then present individuals or small groups with a
statement that inappropriately "tells," such as "Jane was angry
with her father." Have them change the telling into active showing by
writing a passage that first dramatizes the statement. Then have them summarize
the same passage in vivid and appropriate detail. When everyone has finished,
have each individual or a member from each group read the passages aloud to the
entire class or workshop.

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