DIALOGUE RULES, WORKSHEET, AND WRITING ASSIGNMENT



What makes a story?How do we create images for our readers?5219700-302260-57150-302260DIALOGUE RULES AND WRITING ASSIGNMENTWhat is dialogue? It is conversation between characters in a story and is very important to add interest to the piece and to move the plot forward. There are some rules to dialogue, however, that you want to make sure you know.RULE #1: A direct quotation begins with a capital letter. Jimmy shouted, “See you at the game!”“Is it true?" asked Cindy.?RULE #2: When a quotation is interrupted into two parts with words like “he asked” or “the teacher demanded,” the second part begins with a lower case letter.“What are some of the things,” Mrs. Baskin inquired, “that make school so much fun?” “One thing I like,” replied Sarah, “is recess!”?RULE #3: When writing dialogue, all punctuation marks at the end of the quotation go inside the quotation marks.“Let's visit the museum,” suggested Samantha. Jon replied, “Didn't we go there last weekend?” “But when we did,” Beth added, “we didn't see the Ancient Egyptian exhibit.”RULE #4: Do not put a period at the end of a quotation followed by things like she said, mom asked, he explained, etc. Use commas, question marks, and exclamation marks but not periods. Periods end sentences.“My Algebra class is driving me crazy!” Paul yelled. “That's my favorite class,” Becky replied.?RULE #5: Make a new paragraph (indent) when a different person begins to speak."Last night, I dreamt that I ate a giant marshmallow," Kevin said. "Was that anything like the dream you had about eating your way through a mountain of fruit cocktail?" asked Suzy."Scarier," Kevin explained. "This time I woke up and my pillow was gone."?OTHER REMINDERS:-Always make it clear who is speaking in the dialogue.-Try to avoid using the word “said” repeatedly. SAID IS DEAD!Exercise 1:Dialogue Punctuation PracticePlease add the correct punctuation to the following sentences to make them correct. Punctuation may include: capitalization, commas, periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks.Let’s go to the beach Dally pleadedWould you like a picnic lunch Two-Bit asked I’m starvingWhy don’t we invite Marcia and Cherry Ponyboy suggestedDally said they were not feeling wellMarcia was out of school Johnny commented Thursday and FridayDarry said why don’t you call herOk Ponyboy exclaimed I willWhen Marcia answered the phone she said what a shameI’d like to come she explained but I have a terrible coldExercise 2: Said is Dead!While using Google docs with a partner, please choose one of the prompts below and write a 150+ word dialogue that does not include “said”. HERE ARE OVER 200 ALTERNATIVES TO CHOOSE FROM.Create a short scene between a Del Mar student and any of the characters from the story. Will they share anything in common? Will they become friends? Will they even understand each other?You witnessed the final conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Curtis. What did they say to one another before they died? Please only choose this topic if you can be serious with it.50 years have gone by since Susan Hinton first made Ponyboy come to life. Imagine that two characters from the novel have a reunion (now in their late sixties). What would they talk about? What would they be up to?Johnny’s mother and father seemed to be arguing ceaselessly. Use your expertise in descriptive imagery and dialogue to write a short scene between these two infamous parents.Write a dialogue between two minors character from the novel: Marcia, Two-Bit, Bob (when he was alive…or not), any of the Soc’s, Ponyboy’s overworked English teacher, or anyone else that you think deserved more of a voice. Exercise 3: Bring Your Dialogue To Life!Once your dialogue from Exercise 2 is complete, please go to our online comic creator to bring your writing to life. Using pictures and dialogue, please recreate your scene as a comic. You should narration in the text box to explain the action of your story and…Characters should converse in speech bubbles, but unlike a normal comic, how your characters speak should appear in the speech bubble as well.When you are done with each slide, please take a screen shot and submit your photos to Edmodo. See the example below. ................
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