Show, Don’t Tell 读后续写技巧指导课件-2024届高三英语二轮复习

Show, Don’t Tell How to write vivid descriptions, handle backstory, and describe your characters’ emotions Definition What show, don’t tell means Telling Showing means that you—the author—give your readers conclusions and interpretations; you tell them what to think instead of letting them think for themselves. means that you provide your readers with enough concrete, vivid details so that they can draw their own conclusions. is like giving readers a secondhand report afterward. lets readers experience the events firsthand, through the five senses of the character. is like reading about an accident in the newspaper the day after it happened. is like witnessing the accident the moment it happens, hearing the screech(尖锐刺耳的声音) of the metal and the screams of the injured. Telling Showing summarizes events that happened in the past or gives general statements that don’t happen at any specific time. lets readers witness events in real time, in actual scenes with action and dialogue. We stay in the present, firmly rooted in the POV character’s experience. is abstract. creates a concrete, specific picture in the reader’s mind. gives you facts. evokes (唤起) emotions. Telling Showing is also called narrative summary. is dramatization. distances readers from the events in the story and from the characters and makes them passive recipients (接受者) of information. involves readers in the story and makes them active participants. AN EXAMPLE Telling: Tina was angry. Showing: Tina slammed the door shut and stormed into the kitchen. “What the hell were you thinking?” Nine red flags for telling How to tell when you’re telling 1) Conclusions If you give your readers conclusions, you are telling. To show, provide them with enough “evidence” so they can come to the conclusions themselves. Telling: It was obvious that he was trying to pick a fight. Showing: “What did you just say?” Snarling(咆哮着说), he stepped forward, right into John’s space. T