
Enhancing Narratives With DADS
This mini unit will support your students to enhance their narrative writing using the snappy acronym, DADS. Students will be taught how using dialogue, action, description and show don’t tell can hook their reader at the start of a writing piece, or at the beginning of a paragraph. This framework is a handy one to revisit throughout the year and can be tailored to meet the needs of all of your students. The best part is, your students will remember that DADS are there to help them! Take writing pieces to the next level with this engaging, practical tool.

Enhancing Narratives With DADS
This mini unit will support your students to enhance their narrative writing using the snappy acronym, DADS. Students will be taught how using dialogue, action, description and show don’t tell can hook their reader at the start of a writing piece, or at the beginning of a paragraph. This framework is a handy one to revisit throughout the year and can be tailored to meet the needs of all of your students. The best part is, your students will remember that DADS are there to help them! Take writing pieces to the next level with this engaging, practical tool.
- How can I use dialogue, action, description and/or show don’t tell to enhance my narrative writing?
- Literacy
- Critical and Creative thinking


