DESCRIBING SETTING IN STORY WRITING
Learning how
to describe our setting in story writing, we used the technique ‘Show’ and not ‘Tell’. Children learnt
how to describe their setting to keep the readers interested instead of telling
them directly. See what they came up with;
TELL: Grandpa’s old cottage
SHOW: The hinges creaked as I pushed open the door. I felt like
peeing on my pants because of the eerie silence. As I walked into the house,
cobwebs stuck to my face, screaming, I ran for my dear life and hit my head on
the wall. Groaning with pain, I further explored the house. As I ventured
further, a bat suddenly flew out of nowhere. I ducked my head and ran out of
the house, promising never to go back. “Where are you coming from?” Grandpa
asked as I stepped out.
TELL: An abandoned Barn
SHOW: As I walked in, a disgusting smell
hit me, rat scurried around the room, and cobwebs hung down the ceiling like a
special offer sign in a supermarket. As I shuffled my feet, a wave of dust blew
towards me. I walked around barely taking my hands away from my nose. Suddenly,
I noticed an old wrecked crate, looking inside, I saw rotten fish with maggots
crawling in and out. I felt like puking. Oh! What a dreadful place.
TELL: The old Stable
SHOW: As I opened the scruffy door, I
heard the sound of squeaking rats that were running around as if they did not
notice my presence. Frightened, I stepped backward scratching my arm against a
rusty nail. I felt so much pain but I was not bleeding. I turned and cobwebs
got stuck on my face. I was struggling to remove it when a horse neighed and
the farmer ran in “What are you doing here?” he said. I quickly ran out.
TELL: The dilapidated house
SHOW: The sun has just gone to bed and I
could see the looming shadow of the house from my window. It had faded paints,
windows broken and dangling. There were cracks on the wall and it looked as if
it will collapse at any moment. It was a frightening sight
Class Activity
Group work (primary five pupils)
Hopespring Foundation School
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