Writing Techniques

Dialogue is

• two or more people speaking to each other in a written conversation

• one person speaking to the audience

• three or more people speaking to each other in written conversation

• None of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following are quotation marks?

• ?

• "

• '

• ,

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following is correct?

• Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."

• Jane Said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."

• Jane said "I really want to eat Cheetos."

• Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos,"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which is correctly punctuated:

Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet screamed Mrs. Balkam

• "Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet?" screamed Mrs. Balkam.

• Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet? "Screamed Mrs. Balkam"

• "has anyone seen my data spreadsheet?" screamed mrs. balkam?

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Select the correct answer.

• "What a beautiful day!", said Ms. Wright.

• "What a beautiful day!" said Ms. Wright.

• "What a beautiful day! said Ms. Wright."

• "What a beautiful day! said" Ms. Wright.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Is this dialogue punctuated correctly?

Jen said, "I love to debate."

• correct

• wrong

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Is this dialogue punctuated correctly?

"My homework is not finished", said Nancy with a smile.

• Correct

• Incorrecty

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Sensory Imagery: Barefoot, the warm mud molds my feet.

• see

• hear

• touch

• taste

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Sensory Imagery: The sun gleamed as bright as a lamp.

• smell

• touch

• taste

• see

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is "sensory language"?

• language that connects to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or description.

• language that has been censored (censorship)

• language that is not very descriptive

• language that is unfamiliar to the reader

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4