Spin a yarn

One place, one time, one feeling. Spin the wheels, or grab one and give it a flick, then write the paragraph that ties all three together.

Place

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Where will your paragraph happen?

Time

Choose a time

When will it happen?

Feeling

Choose a feeling

How will your character feel, and why?

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        • Cover of Show, Not Tell by Tom Ng

          English · Composition

          Show, Not Tell by Tom Ng

          Lessons and phrase banks for stories, recounts and descriptions: 20 feelings, 16 places, the senses and the weather.

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