Dialogue Lesson

Dialogue Lesson

Who is saying what? It's confusing!

they're in mrs. sharp's class said bradley. we can wait here until they come out and then sneak up on them. who? asked jeff. those girls. We have to beat them up so they won't say hello to you. jeff replied we should probably get started on our homework right away. It won't take long bradley promised. you just have to hit them once and then they cry and run away.

Let's separate the 2 different speakers:

they're in mrs. sharp's class said bradley. we can wait here until they come out and then sneak up on them.

who? asked jeff.

those girls. We have to beat them up so they won't say hello to you.

jeff replied we should probably get started on our homework right away.

It won't take long bradley promised. you just have to hit them once and then they cry and run away.

Now let's capitalize

they're in mrs. sharp's class said bradley. we can wait here until they come out and then sneak up on them.

who? asked jeff.

those girls. We have to beat them up so they won't say hello to you.

jeff replied we should probably get started on our homework right away.

It won't take long bradley promised. you just have to hit them once and then they cry and run away.

Names & first words of sentences:

they're in mrs. sharp's class said bradley. we can wait here until they come out and then sneak up on them.

who? asked jeff.

those girls. We have to beat them up so they won't say hello to you.

jeff replied we should probably get started on our homework right away.

It won't take long bradley promised. you just have to hit them once and then they cry and run away.

Where is the dialogue?

They're in Mrs. Sharp's class said Bradley. We can wait here until they come out and then sneak up on them.

Who? asked Jeff.

Those girls. We have to beat them up so they won't say hello to you.

Jeff replied we should probably get started on our homework right away.

It won't take long Bradley promised. You just have to hit them once and then they cry and run away.

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct way to write the first paragraph?

• "They're in Mrs. Sharp's class said Bradley. We can wait here until they come out and then sneak up on them."

• "They're in Mrs. Sharp's class said Bradley." "We can wait here until they come out and then sneak up on them."

• "They're in Mrs. Sharp's class" said Bradley. "We can wait here until they come out and then sneak up on them."

• "They're in Mrs. Sharp's class," said Bradley. "We can wait here until they come out and then sneak up on them."

1st paragraph:

"They're in Mrs. Sharp's class," said Bradley. "We can wait here until they come out and then sneak up on them."

Separate dialogue tags with a comma. (But don't put a comma beside a ? or ! or .)

Multiple Choice

How do we write the 2nd paragraph of dialogue correctly?

• "Who? asked Jeff."

• "Who,?" asked Jeff.

• "Who?" asked Jeff.

• "Who?," asked Jeff.

2nd paragraph:

"They're in Mrs. Sharp's class," said Bradley. "We can wait here until they come out and then sneak up on them."

"Who?" asked Jeff.

(Never put a comma next to an end mark: . ! ? --> NOT ,. or ,! or ,?

Multiple Choice

How do we write the 3rd paragraph?

• "Those girls. We have to beat them up so they won't say hello to you."

• "Those girls." "We have to beat them up so they won't say hello to you."

• Those girls. "We have to beat them up so they won't say hello to you."

• "Those girls," We have to beat them up so they won't say hello to you."

3rd paragraph

"Those girls. We have to beat them up so they won't say hello to you."

Multiple Choice

How do we write the 4th paragraph correctly?

• Jeff replied "we should probably get started on our homework right away."

• Jeff replied "We should probably get started on our homework right away."

• Jeff replied, "We should probably get started on our homework right away."

• "Jeff replied we should probably get started on our homework right away."

4th paragraph:

Jeff replied, "We should probably get started on our homework right away."

Multiple Choice

How do we write the last paragraph correctly?

• "It won't take long Bradley promised. You just have to hit them once and then they cry and run away."

• "It won't take long" Bradley promised. "You just have to hit them once and then they cry and run away."

• It won't take long Bradley promised, "You just have to hit them once and then they cry and run away."

• "It won't take long," Bradley promised. "You just have to hit them once and then they cry and run away."

Last paragraph:

"It won't take long," Bradley promised. "You just have to hit them once and then they cry and run away."

Final paragraphs:

"They're in Mrs. Sharp's class," said Bradley. "We can wait here until they come out and then sneak up on them."

"Who?" asked Jeff.

"Those girls. We have to beat them up so they won't say hello to you."

Jeff replied, "We should probably get started on our homework right away."

"It won't take long," Bradley promised. "You just have to hit them once and then they cry and run away."