Dialogue

Dialogue

Narrative-Descriptive Writing

What is Dialogue

Dialogue is the conversation in a story or anytime something is said aloud by the story's characters. Dialogue states the character's exact words.

Multiple Choice

What is dialogue?

• narration

• text written by the author

• exact words spoken by a character

• thoughts

Dialogue in Writing

We use dialogue in writing to add details, re-live a scene that played out, show our characters through interactions and more!

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a reason to use dialogue in writing?

• to add details

• to re-live a scene

• show our characters through interactions

• to tell what the narrator is thinking

Dialogue Rules

• Quote any spoken words.

• Capitalize the first word of the quoted sentence.

• Separate spoken and unspoken words with punctuation.

• Use tags to show who is speaking and their mood.

• Indent/ write on a new line for each new speaker and use dialogue with correct punctuation.

Multiple Select

Select ALL of the following that are necessary when writing dialogue in stories.

• punctuation

• indentation

• capitalization

• tags

Punctuation

Dialogue Tags

Punctuation

Writing Dialogue

Fill in the Blank

When a question mark or exclamation mark comes before the dialogue tag, then there is no need to put a _____.

Try these instead of said...

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the dialogue tag?

• "You won't believe what I saw!"

• she bellowed

Multiple Select

Select TWO of the following words that can be used as dialogue tags.

• whimpered

• staggered

• plodded

• screamed

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