Telling Sentence: The monster was terrifying.
Write a showing paragraph (at least 10 sentences of description) for this
statement.
Make sure to include CONCRETE DETAILS and IMAGERY so that we can
see this monster CLEARLY.
Reread the opening of ​A Monster Calls​ to get more inspired, if you need
to!​ ​PDF
Take your SHOWING PARAGRAPH home and DRAW IT on a separate piece of paper!
IMPORTANT: YOU CAN DRAW DETAILS and COLORS you have included in your
description.
DAY TWO
1. Turn in your description to Ms. LaMonte. Place your drawing FACE DOWN
on your desk.
2. Draw the new monster you are given, based ONLY on the description.
3. Find your partner and compare drawings.
4. Which partnership has drawings that are the most similar to each other?
5. Return to your seat with your description.
CRAFT/VOICE WORKSHOP: REVISE YOUR PARAGRAPH
TO MAKE IT AWESOME and extra-terrifying by using a mentor
text!
MENTOR TEXT: “A Monster Calls”:
PASSAGE #1:
“Don’t be stupid,” he told himself. “You’re too old for monsters.” And he was. He’d turned
thirteen just last month. Monsters were for babies. Monsters were for bedwetters. Monsters
were for–
​Conor.
There it was again. Conor swallowed.
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE THAT shows fear:
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SYNTAX: Interior thoughts that are interrupted by a dash, followed by
an italicized word from the monster’s voice. Then two short sentences
to emphasize the feeling of being afraid.
TRY TO ADD interior thoughts and a dash that signals interruption TO YOUR OWN
PARAGRAPH SOMEWHERE.
PASSAGE #2:
A cloud moved in front of the moon, ​covering the whole landscape in darkness​, and a
whoosh​ of wind rushed down the hill and into his room, ​billowing the curtains​.
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE THAT IS CREEPY:
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THE IMAGERY: SOUND--the WHOOSH of wind.
THE SYNTAX: Participial (ing) phrase added on to the main sentence adds
creepy darkness and a ghostly image.
TRY adding SOUND or a PARTICIPIAL phrase to a sentence you have already written.
PASSAGE #3:
He heard the creaking and cracking of wood again, groaning ​like a living thing​, ​like the
hungry stomach of the world growling for a meal​.
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE THAT IS CREEPY:
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IMAGERY (SOUND) & FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (SIMILE)
DICTION: growling
TRY TO ADD A SIMILE that enhances the description of a sound or a smell or a sight in your
description.
HERE’s a list of CREEPY words to pull from:
https://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/halloween.shtml
TYPE YOUR FINAL DRAFT OF YOUR SHOWING PARAGRAPH HERE and
turn it in after the editing workshop on MONDAY: