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Why write in dialogue?

Why write in dialogue?. 1. To characterize-- A good way to know a person is to listen to what they say and how they say it. Use dialogue to distinguish your character . 2. To break up the writing on the page so that the reader is not overwhelmed . 3 . To SHOW the reader, not tell.

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Why write in dialogue?

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  1. Why write in dialogue? • 1. To characterize-- A good way to know a person is to listen to what they say and how they say it. Use dialogue to distinguish your character. • 2.To break up the writing on the page so that the reader is not overwhelmed. • 3. To SHOW the reader, not tell. • 4. To impart information to the reader that would normally and naturally be talked about by the characters • 5. To quicken the story pace • 6. To foreshadow future events

  2. Dialogue-a conversation, or discourse between two or more people. Monologue – someone is speaking to one or more persons, but what is said is prolonged. The speaker is not alone. If he were alone, he would be “flying solo” and then we would call it a soliloquy.

  3. What is a speech tag? • Speech tag example in blue: “Sometimes squirrels just can’t be allowed to roam the high seas,” Captain Jete said. Aspeech tag is a word that labels dialogue. An identifier. It identifies who is speaking. The common speech tag uses a verb, which is “said”, or some synonym of that.

  4. When do I use a speech tag? • 1. To begin a dialogue rotation • 2. To break up the pace. • 3. To clarify who is speaking • 4. To show action or emotion • 5. To add action • DO NOT use a speech tag on every line. Do not distract your reader with too many tags, or obvious tags. Speech tags should not be intrusive, but rather unnoticed.

  5. How do I punctuate dialogue? • Every time the speaker changes, the paragraph changes. In other words, go to the next line when changing the speaker. • Place quotation marks around the words that actually come out of the speaker’s mouth. “words spoken go in quotation marks”

  6. Dialogue from “The Most Dangerous Game” "The best sport in the world," agreed Rainsford. "For the hunter," amended Whitney. "Not for the jaguar." "Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?" "Perhaps the jaguar does," observed Whitney. "Bah! They've no understanding." "Even so, I rather think they understand one thing--fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death."

  7. How to punctuate direct and indirect thought: • She thought that she would blow away in the storm. • She thought, I wonder if I will blow away. • I wonder if I will blow away,I thought. How to punctuate an indirect and indirect quote: Direct quote: He said, “Confound it!” Indirect quote: He swore.

  8. Punctuation of Dialogue • A comma separates dialogue from its dialogue tag, and periods and commas ALWAYS go inside the quotation marks. • Incorrect: "You can be proud of your name", Lin said. • Correct: "You can be proud of your name," Lin said.

  9. You Write it! Write at least twelve lines of dialogue between two objects. Characterize at least one of the objects through the dialogue. Use occasional speech tags. Add description to your narrative.

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