using dialogue

Dialogue is...

• a memory or experience the author writes about

• a conversation between characters or people in a story

• a type of figurative language used to make your writing interesting

• a part of speech that describes a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Quotation marks go...

• around all the words in the sentence

• around any words that are capitalized

• around the speaker's words

• around the speech tag

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Capitalize the...

• first word of the quote

• the first word of the sentence

• Names of people and characters

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

"I can't believe it!" said my sister angrily. "I didn't make the team."

• is an example of a beginning quote

• is an example of an end quote

• is an example of a split quote

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

"Mom, I forgot about my uniform. Can you please wash it?" asked Jake with a guilty look on his face.

• is a beginning quote

• is an end quote

• is a split quote

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Mr. Fryman questioned me, "Did you send this text to Lena?"

• is a beginning quote

• is an end quote

• is a split quote

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Find the mistake:

I said, "No thank you." "It's okay." replied Josh.

• There are 2 speakers, so there should be 2 paragraphs.

• It should be a split quote with the speech tag in the middle.

• No mistakes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Find the mistake in the quote:

"I can't believe I made the Hall of Fame!" exclaimed the coach.

• It shouldn't have an exclamation point

• Quotation marks should go around the word coach

• No mistakes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Speech tags....

• are the bubbles that hold quotes in cartoons

• tell the reader who is talking

• do nothing but add extra detail to the story

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of these dialogue tags shows how the character is FEELING?

• He said

• I replied

• She growled

• They mentioned

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2C