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“Dialogue is awesome,” said Miss. “Heck yes it is,” exclaimed the class.

“Dialogue is awesome,” said Miss. “Heck yes it is,” exclaimed the class. English 1: September 8 th. Today, I will use the effective technique of dialogue by creating examples of correctly formatted dialogue. . Dialogue. A conversation between two or more characters within a story.

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“Dialogue is awesome,” said Miss. “Heck yes it is,” exclaimed the class.

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  1. “Dialogue is awesome,” said Miss.“Heck yes it is,” exclaimed the class. English 1: September 8th

  2. Today, I will use the effective technique of dialogue by creating examples of correctly formatted dialogue.

  3. Dialogue • A conversation between two or more characters within a story. • The exact words they speak are placed within quotation marks. • “(words go here)”

  4. Purposes of Dialogue • Brainstorm TWO purposes of dialogue with your elbow partner!

  5. Purposes of Dialogue • Helps the reader feel connected • Helps the reader learn more about the characters • Details, thoughts, etc.

  6. “Miss,” asked the student, “what’s the correct format for dialogue?” “Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped.

  7. Rules and Format of Dialogue • Rule 1: The words spoken go in between quotation marks (“ “)

  8. “Miss,” asked the student, “what’s the correct format for dialogue?” “Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped. Dialogue Rule 1: The dialogue goes in between quotation marks (“ “)

  9. Rules and Format of Dialogue • Rule 2: Each speaker gets his/her own paragraph (yay!)

  10. “Miss,” asked the student, “what’s the correct format for dialogue?” “Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped. New Speaker, New Paragraph Rule 2: Each speaker gets his/her own paragraph

  11. Rules and Format of Dialogue • Rule 3: Each speaker must be identified the first time he/she speaks in a dialogue • *Speaker Tag- identification of who is speaking

  12. Speaker Tag “Miss,” asked the student, “what’s the correct format for dialogue?” “Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped. Speaker Tag Rule 3: Each speaker must be identified the first time he/she speaks in a dialogue

  13. Rules and Format of Dialogue • Rule 4: Once the speaker has been identified, he/she does not need to be identified again in the conversation

  14. Speaker “Miss,” asked the student, “what’s the correct format for dialogue?” “Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped. “Are you okay, Miss?” “Ugg, I’m fine. I’m just a slightly injured panda.” Student Miss Student Miss

  15. At the beginning… Comma Speaker Tag Miss Gentile said, “Everyday I’m hustling…to class!” Rule 5: Each speaker tag must be separated from the dialogue with a comma

  16. Rules and Format of Dialogue • Rule 5: Each speaker tag must be separated from the dialogue with a comma

  17. In the middle… Comma Comma Speaker Tag “Miss,” asked the student, “what’s the correct format for dialogue?” Rule 4: Each speaker tag must be separated from the dialogue with a comma

  18. At the end… Comma “Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped. Speaker Tag Rule 4: Each speaker tag must be separated from the dialogue with a comma

  19. Rules and Format of Dialogue • Rule 6: Punctuation that goes along with the dialogue goes inside the quotation marks.

  20. punctuation Comma “Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped. Speaker Tag Rule 6: Punctuation that goes along with the dialogue goes inside the quotation marks.

  21. Elbow Partner Time! • With your elbow partner, create a dialogue with the following components. • At least TWO speakers • Each speaker speaks at least TWICE • One speaker tag is between the dialogue

  22. By Yourself! • Scenario: Miss Harkness just wowed you with her awesome disco dancing skills. You and a friend discuss this life-changing experience… • Write a dialogue using the following components: • At least TWO speakers • Each speaker speaks at least TWICE • One speaker tag is at the end of a quote

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