Week 7
Dialogue, Word Cell#3, Narrative Writing
Fill in the missing words, then fix the examples. Glue into your journal.
RULE: Example:
1. Put quotes around the EXACT words of the speaker. __________the first word.
Aunt Mary said, ____ere’s my photo album.____
2. Use a ________to set off the quote from the rest of the sentence.
I said__ “I’d like to look at it.”
3. Put ___________________the quotation mark. She said, “Do you remember these people__”“No__” I said.“I’d like to look at it__” I said.
4. Begin each new speaker’s words with a________________!
“Aren’t you studying family histories in school?” “We sure are,” I said.
5. Indirect quotes: Speaker says what someone else says...DON’T NEED QUOTATION MARKS!
My Aunt said I could take the album to school if I promised to keep it safe.
Monday, Oct. 5
RULE: Example: 1. Put quotes around the EXACT words of the speaker. CAPATILIZE the first word.
Aunt Mary said, ____ere’s my photo album.____
2. Use a comma to set off the quote from the rest of the sentence.
I said__ “I’d like to look at it.”
3. Put end mark INSIDE the quotation mark. She said, “Do you remember these people__”“No__” I said.“I’d like to look at it__” I said.
4. Begin each new speaker’s words with a NEW paragraph!
“Aren’t you studying family histories in school?” “We sure are,” I said.
5. Indirect quotes: Speaker says what someone else says...DON’T NEED QUOTATION MARKS!
My Aunt said I could take the album to school if I promised to keep it safe.
Rules for Punctuating DialogueWrite the following chart in your journal.
Check your answers:
RULE: Example: 1. Put quotes around the EXACT words of the speaker. CAPATILIZE the first word.
Aunt Mary said, “Here’s my photo album.”
2. Use a comma to set off the quote from the rest of the sentence.
I said, “I’d like to look at it.”
3. Put end mark INSIDE the quotation mark. She said, “Do you remember these people?” “No!” I said. “I’d like to look at it,” I said.
4. Begin each new speaker’s words with a NEW paragraph!
“Aren’t you studying family histories in school?” “We sure are,” I said.
5. Indirect quotes: Speaker says what someone else says...DON’T NEED QUOTATION MARKS!
My Aunt said I could take the album to school if I promised to keep it safe.
Tuesday, Oct. 6Punctuate the following conversation correctly in your journal:
Hello, Randy said John. How has your day been going? Not so great. I lost my assignment planner and ripped my homework folder. It sounds to me like you will have to make a trip to the bookstore tomorrow morning. How do you keep your papers so organized and your folder so neat? asked Randy. Well, I clean out my homework folder at least once a week. Don’t worry you’ll get the hang of it. I certainly hope so. Thanks for the great advice, said Randy.
“Hello, Randy,” said John. “How has your day been going?”
“Not so great. I lost my assignment planner and ripped my homework folder.”
“It sounds to me like you will have to make a trip to the bookstore tomorrow morning.”
“How do you keep your papers so organized and your folder so neat?” asked Randy.
“Well, I clean out my homework folder at least once a week. Don’t worry you’ll get the hang of it.”
“I certainly hope so. Thanks for the great advice,” said Randy.
Wednesday, Oct. 7
AntemeridianAntonymLovableMonarchAmphibianPortableAntifreezeAudibleAnarchyLibrarian
Write the following words, and their definitions in your journal…
Time that comes before the middle of the day
Word directly opposite to another word in meaning
Capable of being loved
Sole ruler of a kingdom; a king or queen
An animal that can live on both water and land
Capable of being carried
Liquid capable of resisting coldness
Capable of being heard
Without rule; complete absence of government
A person in charge of the media center or library.
Thursday, Oct. 8
Fill in the correct word in the sentences below:amphibian librarian antonyms antifreeze monarch
1. In class, students learn the synonyms and ____________ of their vocabulary words.
2. A frog is classified as a(n) _______________________________.3. My car wouldn’t start last winter when my ___________ oozed up
on the snow.4. England has a(n) ____________ who represents her government
at social functions.5. We often seek the advice of our ___________ when doing big
research projects.
antonyms
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