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Capturing the Reader with Vivid Images
In this using vivid images worksheet, young scholars identify vivid images and analyze their effectiveness in John Deever's "Mr. John and the Day of Knowledge." Students then write rich images for their classmates to imagine.
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What's It Made Of? What's It Used For?
In this passive present simple verb activity, students in groups pick a card and practice describing the object for their group to guess what they are talking about. Students generate how big it is, what it's used for and/or what it's...
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Elaborate By Showing, Not Telling
In this writing worksheet, learners learn to create a vivid picture in the reader's mind with descriptive words. Students read 10 pairs of example sentences-- one telling an event and the other showing it. Learners then write 4 "show not...