In preparation for our What's Your Story personal essays, students worked on some Show; Don't Tell phrasing today. And while, yes, many of them used the thesaurus to produce their sentences, I'd argue that playing the Thesaurus Game alone cannot craft the beauty that is present in a carefully developed sentence/image.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1tOqZUNebs
Check out these beauties:
Listening to her children, she paused and began to rub her temples. Looking as if she was thinking hard, she decided to get Advil from the cabinet.
The water rushing against his small feet, a smile peaked on his face as he felt a sudden tug. Struggling against the weight, he hauled in the slimy creature out of the waves.
As the bright light raced against the meadows, the flowers upon them awakened from their sleep. The explosion of light filled the darkness. Nothing could hid in the shadows.
On the corner of her daily stroll, waiting to cross the street, her head spun towards the sound of screeching tires and metal colliding.
A meadow, lifeless and still, was illuminated by the bright orange ball of light.
Birds began to sing and inspire, with the first winds swaying and rustling the bristling pines.
