

Writing Dialogue Part II
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English
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4th Grade
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Brandon Chong
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Writing Dialogue
Part 2
Please have paper and pencil with you.

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What is dialogue?
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Open Ended
What is dialogue? And why do writers put them in stories?
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Is this dialogue?
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Multiple Choice
Emily ate her sandwich and wondered about the mayo inside.
Is this dialogue?
Yes
No
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Multiple Choice
Emily shouted, "Boo! All the kids are scared now!"
"Not so fast," said Anthony.
Is this dialogue?
Yes
No
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Last week we practiced writing dialogue like a script. Today we are changing script writing to paragraph writing.
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Dialogue has...
characters - who are the ones talking?
setting - what's going on?
action - what are they doing while they talk?
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Let's practice!
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On a sticky note or notebook paper, write down a simple conversation about...
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Characters:
Emily, a ghost girl
Anthony, a ghost hunter
What's going on: Emily and Anthony got hungry and decided to eat lunch. Emily started eating worms...
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Write a short conversation about what they are eating and how they are reacting to each other.
Use scripts!
Emily: -----------------
Anthony: ---------------
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Would someone like to share?
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He said She said He said
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Multiple Choice
The word "said" tells us someone is talking.
True
False
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Every time someone NEW is talking. They need a new paragraph.
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Just like when we write scripts! Each person talking gets a new line! It's the same idea!
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Multiple Select
What is an example of turning the lines into a paragraph?
Emily: I love worms!
Anthony: Gosh, I love them only in the ground. (shivers) Gross.
"I love worms," Emily said.
Anthony: "Gosh, I love them only in the ground. Shivers. Gross."
"Gosh, I love them only in the ground," Anthony said. He shivered. "Gross."
Emily: "I love worms."
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Multiple Select
What is an example of turning the lines into a paragraph?
Emily: I hurt my thumb! The worm bit me!
Anthony: I knew we couldn't trust worms!
Emily screamed, "I hurt my thumb!"
Anthony: "I knew we couldn't trust worms!"
Emily whispered, "I hurt my thumb! The worm bit me!"
"I knew we couldn't trust worms!" Anthony shouted.
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Let's go over the lines again.
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"I love worms," Emily said.
In the quotation marks, the first letter is capitalized.
There is a comma at the end of what people say.
UNLESS it is a ! or a ?
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Emily said, "I love worms."
We can also write dialogue in reverse.
If we start with who is talking, then the comma is after [said]. In the quotation marks, the first letter is capitalized.
There is a comma at the end of what people say.
UNLESS it is a ! or a ?
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Poll
Is writing dialogue tricky?
Yes I need practice
Yes it's so new to me
No I think I understand
No I can prove I got it!
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Try making this into dialogue.
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Turn the script into dialogue:
Brecky: Wow! Look at the broken building.
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Open Ended
Brecky: Wow! Look at the broken building.
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Turn the script into dialogue:
Brecky: I feel so excited to be here today.
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Open Ended
Brecky: I feel so excited to be here today.
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Turn the script into dialogue:
Brecky: I think that is my friend over there. (Brecky walks to the dumpster.)
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Open Ended
Brecky: I think that is my friend over there. (Brecky walks to the dumpster.)
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The End! Now we can write our Thanksgiving dialogue next time!
Writing Dialogue
Part 2
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