AGENDA

DIRECTIONSFill in the notes as you go!!1. WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR DIALOGUE?He said, If you gentlemen would give me a little room, I got some work to do

If you are beginning to give some dialogue and start off with the character and verb (He, said) you will put the comma first, then put the quotation marks and dialogue.1. WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR DIALOGUE?He said, If you gentlemen would give me a little room, I got some work to do.

When you finish your dialogue, your end punctuation will always go inside the last quotation marks.2. WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR DIALOGUE?Dont you see how you can do what dynamite couldnt, said the boss of the crew.

If you put the character and verb (boss, said) at the end of the sentence, you put your comma INSIDE the quotation marks.3. WHY SHOULD YOU USE DIALOGUE??Dialogue helps break up a paragraph and your narration.

Creates interest and helps develop your characters and action.

I know you may not remember every word exactly the way it was said, but you can still create some dialogue that matches your event.4. ANOTHER RULEYou have to create a new paragraph or line for dialogue when you are writing a conversation.

Never put a ton of dialogue in one paragraph!

See samples on the next slide

4. EXAMPLESPLITTING UP DIALOGUEBAD I tripped hard in the hallway, books and all. What happened?Betty said. I fell. Ugh. I said sheepishly. Betty helped me up.Did anyone see? I asked. I looked around and already knewmy answer. People were staring, pointing, and giggling.

WHY? Because the dialogue is all in one paragraph and it gets too messy and crowdedit does not flow well.

GOOD:I tripped hard in the hallway, books and all.What happened? Betty said.I fell. Ugh. I said sheepishly.Betty helped me up.Did anyone see? I asked. I looked around andalready knew my answer. People were staring,pointing, and giggling.WHY? Now the dialogue has its own lines and it flows smoothly!REVISIONSLater on you will need to look at how you use dialogue in your narrative.

Do you use any dialogue? Add it!Do you use proper dialogue punctuation? Fix It!Make sure it is not all in one paragraph! Make it line by line!NOWMOVING ONWe are done discussing dialogue for right now and are looking at word choices again..5. ACTIVE VERBSWhich words have more punch and read stronger and more interesting?

Circle them.

THESE WORDS AREYou should have picked: I strolled, She stumbled, and They perished.

What type of words are : strolled, stumbled, and perished?6, 7. ACTIVE VERBSThese are VERBS. They are actions words and are a vital part of your writing.

8. Dont use boring verbs such as:Walk LikeTalkRunWentJump Said Yell

9. READ JOHN HENRY Highlight some of the best active verbs you can see in the mentor text called JOHN HENRY

Also, annotate things you like!10. Then, write down the active verb you liked the best from that mentor text and explain why

11. SOACTIVE VERBSHow do I find better active verbs?

Use the thesaurus!ALMOST DONEYou have the rest of the block to revise your narratives in your writers notebook.

You need to focus on:DialogueActive VerbsImageryOther word choices12, 13. ASSIGNMENTYour 3rd drafttyped and double-spacedis due Monday. I will be checking it, and we will do some final editing.

Wednesdayyour final, most revised, polished personal narrative is due for grading. FINAL DUE.It is worth 100 pts!THE END!Keep this packet as a tool to help you!

I will be checking these packets on Monday!

Remember those 3rd typed drafts for Monday.