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Under which trait do you teach the "Show Don't Tell"
technique: "Ideas" or "Word Choice?" Or both? Thanks, Alta
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just ann /blockquote>

LOL, RD--I am reading the same book now too and thought of this
thread when I ran across Culham's lesson in the Ideas chapter
yesterday afternoon. Then I snuck ahead to the Word Choice chapter
to see if it's mentioned there as well--for Word Choice the lesson
Culham gives is "Painting a Picture with Words," ...See More
Jul 17, 2006
Terry /blockquote>

JustAnn,
Do you think one could show and not tell, but not use the best word
choice for doing it? Also, could someone use some great word choices,
but still not give me a clear picture? To me, the second would be
harder to do, what do you think?
Terry
Jul 18, 2006
RD /blockquote>

justann and Terry,

You really got me thinking about this. I think Terry makes a good
point and although I do think it's possible to tell but not use the
best word choice for doing it, that would still be telling. I would
score high for showing and then, when I assessed for word choice, I'd
score the...See More
Jul 18, 2006
just ann /blockquote>

Terry and RD,
You both make really good points. I was feeling hesitant to say
that "showing not telling" can belong to two traits because I think it's
very important to avoid "double jeopardy" in scoring... from Spandel's
Creating Writers: "Traits are distinct enough from one another that we
do not wind u...See More
Jul 18, 2006
Alta Rose /blockquote>

Interesting responses which got me to think! Thanks! I am reading Culham's primary book, so I
probably shouldn't have had to ask this question. LOL. Last year was my first year with the traits,
and I really focused on my "Show, Don't tell" technique with Word Choice. I think, though, it would
be OK to introduce ...See More
Jul 20, 2006


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