Working with Show Not Tell
Working with Show Not Tell is a chapter within Show Not Tell: a coherent run of lessons that can be taught in one go.
Entity profile
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Chapter
Depth 4 in the graph
english/writing/creative-writing/show-not-tell/working-with-show-not-tell
744
4 topics · 120 concepts · 600 micro-concepts
Topics
Every topic below is a full entity with its own skills, objectives, misconceptions and resource set.
Working with Show Not Tell Essentials
Working with Show Not Tell Essentials is a teachable topic within Working with Show Not Tell, broken into subtopics that each take roughly one lesson.
Working with Show Not Tell Techniques
Working with Show Not Tell Techniques is a teachable topic within Working with Show Not Tell, broken into subtopics that each take roughly one lesson.
Working with Show Not Tell Word Problems
Working with Show Not Tell Word Problems is a teachable topic within Working with Show Not Tell, broken into subtopics that each take roughly one lesson.
Working with Show Not Tell Common Errors
Working with Show Not Tell Common Errors is a teachable topic within Working with Show Not Tell, broken into subtopics that each take roughly one lesson.
Skills and learning objectives
Skills hang off the entity; objectives hang off the skill; activities and assessment hang off the objective.
Identify working with show not tell
RememberIdentify working with show not tell accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Identify working with show not tell independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain working with show not tell
UnderstandExplain working with show not tell accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Explain working with show not tell independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain the reasoning behind working with show not tell using correct vocabulary.
Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session
Assessment — Extended written response, levelled
Calculate working with show not tell
ApplyCalculate working with show not tell accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Calculate working with show not tell independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Compare working with show not tell
AnalyseCompare working with show not tell accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Compare working with show not tell independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain the reasoning behind working with show not tell using correct vocabulary.
Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session
Assessment — Extended written response, levelled
Semantic relationships
Prerequisite and related edges are what make this a graph rather than a menu.
- Introducing Show Not TellChapter
- DialogueUnit
Misconceptions
Stored on the entity so worksheets, quizzes and lesson plans all target the same known errors.
Confident students rush working with show not tell and skip the checking step.
Correction — Build in an estimate-before-solve routine so an unreasonable answer stands out.
Learners over-generalise a special case of working with show not tell to every situation.
Correction — Present a deliberate non-example and ask why the rule fails.
Curriculum alignment
Curricula, boards and countries are data — adding one never changes the architecture.
CAM-748.1
Mapped statement covering Working with Show Not Tell.
NAT-160.2
Mapped statement covering Working with Show Not Tell.
What comes next
Curriculum order is an edge in the graph, so every entity knows the step that follows it.
Show Not Tell in Context
Show Not Tell in Context is a chapter within Show Not Tell: a coherent run of lessons that can be taught in one go.
Story Openings
Story Openings is a unit of teaching within Creative Writing, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
Descriptive Writing
Descriptive Writing is a unit of teaching within Creative Writing, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
Dialogue
Dialogue is a unit of teaching within Creative Writing, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
Difficulty ladder
The same entity, six levels of demand — easy through to olympiad and exam level.
Scaffolded first attempt with worked support.
Standard curriculum demand, unscaffolded.
Multi-step questions and unfamiliar contexts.
Stretch tasks that need reasoning, not recall.
Competition-style problems built on the same idea.
Board-styled questions with mark schemes.
Learning intent
Not every visitor wants the same thing. Each intent routes to the resource that actually does that job.
Audience views
Working with Show Not Tell in Grade 1, surfaced differently for each reader.
AI Tutor context chain
Open the tutor from here and it already knows where you are — this is the sequence it recommends.
- 01Prerequisite lessonintroducing show not tell
- 02Video explanationWorking with Show Not Tell modelled end to end
- 03Interactive practiceAnswer on screen with instant checking
- 04QuizTen graded items with hints
- 05FlashcardsRetrieval on a 14-day schedule
- 06Common mistakesThe misconceptions stored on this node
- 07Harder worksheetSame concept, exam-level demand
- 08Past paper questionsBoard questions on this concept
- 09Mock testTimed, marked, with feedback
- 10Book a tutorOne-to-one on exactly this gap
Free Working with Show Not Tell resources
Every format below is a free, standalone page generated from this entity — one page per format, each with every mode built in.
Connected resources
30 resource types are generated for Working with Show Not Tell automatically — the graph never produces an entity without them.
Concept Explanation
The idea itself, explained from first principles.
Lesson
A taught sequence with modelling and checks for understanding.
Real Life Examples
Where the idea shows up outside school.
Common Mistakes
The misconceptions and how to correct them.
AI Tutor
Socratic one-to-one practice on this exact idea.
Quiz
Graded retrieval with hints and explanations.
Question Bank
Every question filtered to this entity.
MCQs
Multiple choice items with distractor analysis.
True or False
Fast misconception checks.
Fill in the Blanks
Cloze items for vocabulary and method.
Matching
Pair terms, models and definitions.
Short Questions
One to three mark responses.
Long Questions
Extended responses with method marks.
Exam Questions
Board-styled questions and command words.
Past Papers
Authentic papers filtered to this entity.
Solved Papers
Full worked solutions and examiner notes.
Frequently asked
- What sits underneath Working with Show Not Tell in the knowledge graph?
- 0 domains, 0 strands, 0 units, 0 chapters, 4 topics, 20 subtopics, 120 concepts and 600 micro-concepts — every one of them carrying its own worksheets, quizzes, flashcards, lesson plans and AI tutoring.
- What should a learner already know before Working with Show Not Tell?
- The graph lists Introducing Show Not Tell, Dialogue as prerequisites. Each links to its own practice so a gap can be closed before moving on.
- Which grades is Working with Show Not Tell taught in?
- Typically Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, though every resource can be regenerated for any grade in the platform.
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