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You will be focussing on show not tell to convey emotion, vocabulary,  \nphrases and ellipses to help.  \nMonday  \nMonday Phrases and clauses  \nPhrase A phrase is a group of two or more words that  \nexpress a single idea but do not usually form a complete sentence  \nClause A clause is a group of words  \nthat expresses an event. It  \nusually contains a verb and a  \nnoun (subject) .  \n....there are many types of phrase. Monday  \nvery slowly  \nextremely carefully  \nunder the stairs  \n(This is not the same as an adverbial phrase. An adverb phrase is something that contains an adverb while an adverbial might but  \ndoesn’t need to)  \nbeside the door  \nPrepositional phrases usually answer 'where' or 'when' questions. 'Above,' 'below,' and 'next' are all prepositions. Prepositions are words that  \nshow the relationship between a noun or pronoun to something else in the sentence.  \nred shiny coat  \nblue leather shoes  \nA noun phrase includes one noun as well as words that describe it  \nTask 1: Identify which phrase is which.  \nAdverb phrase  \nsilently crept  \nforcefully broke  \nempty eyes  \nMonday  \nPrepositional phrase Noun phrase  \nbehind the door  \nunder the bed  \nsilent scream  \ndark corner  \nMonday  Clauses  Phrases  \nWhat phrases and clauses could you create for these images?  \nMonday Use the phrases and clauses to create short, scary, descriptive paragraphs for two of the images.  \nYou can use the images on this page or the previous one.  \nI can use 'show not tell' to display my emotions.  \n“Don’t say the old lady screamed. Bring her out and let her scream.”  \n-Mark Twain  \nTuesday  \nShow not tellis the difference between telling: Jack was so scared.  \n…and showing:  \nAs the footsteps tapped closer and closer, Jack felt his stomach muscles tighten. He flattened himself to the wall, the gritty bricks against his cheek. Sweat chilled his palms. He used both hands to steady himself. Beating rapidly, his heartfelt like it was going to explode out of his chest.  \nTuesday  \nMica marched into the classroom with a stormy look on her face. She clenched her fists tightly and shouted,“You won’t believe what just happened!”  \nMica was very angry when she entered the classroom. She was so frustrated when she said loudly,“You won’t believe what just happened!”  \n- What is the same?  \n- What is different?  \n- Which one is more descriptive? 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