Directions

Using what you learned in Lesson 4: Show vs. Tell and from the video How to Write Descriptively, choose one of the following brief telling statements and turn it into a descriptive, showing paragraph as if it is a scene in a short story.

• The plane was highjacked.
• The dog went in the store.
• The house is empty.
• The doll was broken.
• They met on the street.
• The team lost.
• She was sitting on the end of the dock.
• The deer was in front of the car.
• He was up early.
• The child was angry.