Adding Dialogue in Your Gothic Short Story

Adding Dialogue to your Gothic Story

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Poll

How confident are you in your ability to use dialogue in a short story?

• Super Confident

• Kind of Confident

• I have heard of that but don't know how to use it

• Where am I

Why Use Dialogue in Short Stories?

• In real life and in stories, people talk to other people.

• They also talk to themselves (internal thoughts)

• It is a great way to show the reader what is happening instead of telling them.

• Short stories usually always include dialogue.

• more interesting/engaging.

Multiple Select

Which of the following is a reason to include dialogue in your short story? (Select all that apply)

• Showing vs. Telling

• More engaging for the reader

• Short stories typically have dialogue (it is expected)

• Dialogue is one of the gothic elements

• What is dialogue?

Direct Quotes

• Direct Quotations tell a characters exact words.

• Author's use dialogue when the characters are talking or having a conversation.

Using Direct Quotes

• Use Quotation Marks before and after the words a speaker says

• Begin the first word a character says with a capital letter.

• Put end punctuation before ending the quotation marks.

• Example: Kory screamed, "Help me!"

Multiple Choice

When using direct quotes...

• You do not have to punctuate

• punctuate however you want there are no rules

• Use quotation marks before and after the words the speaker says.

Direct Quotations

Begin a new paragraph each time the speaker changes in the story.

Example:

As she slowly wandered the tiny classroom full of tiny metal desks, Mrs. Johnson asked, "What is 4x2?"

With an eerie nervousness, the students in class cried out, "8!"

Mrs. Johnson exclaimed, "Great Job!!" Now I will not have to keep you here at school till morning.

Multiple Choice

When using direct quotes...

• Start a new paragraph every time someone new is talking

• Put them all together no matter who is talking

• Hide them in a larger paragraph so no one will notice

• You should never use direct quotes in a story

Multiple Choice

When using direct quotes...

• You do not have to punctuate

• punctuate however you want there are no rules

• Use quotation marks before and after the quote.

Multiple Choice

Which one is correctly punctuated?

• "This is the most fun day of my life Jackie screamed in excitement after riding the tallest rollercoaster."

• "This is the most fun day of my life Jackie screamed." in excitement after riding the tallest rollercoaster.

• "This is the most fun day of my life," Jackie screamed in excitement after riding the tallest rollercoaster.

• This is the most fun day of my life Jackie screamed in excitement after riding the tallest rollercoaster.

Multiple Choice

Which one is correctly punctuated?

• "Nicole whispered to her friend Let's hide in the tree. They will never find us there."

• Nicole whispered to her friend, "Let's hide in the tree. They will never find us there."

• Nicole whispered to her friend, "Let's hide in the tree." They will never find us there.

• none of these

Open Ended

Two friends are having a conversation about their favorite movie. Write the conversation using appropriate punctuation for dialogue. The conversation should have 4-5 sentences.