Narrative Writing Review

What is dialogue?

• Dialogue is a conversation between/amongst characters

• Dialogue is when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story

• Dialogue is when you directly use a quote from a book and cite it

• Dialogue is when the author tells you what a character is thinking

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What are the TWO major components of dialogue?

• What the character said

• The dialogue tag/lead-in

• The citation of the quote

• The setting of the conversation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which part of the following example did the character say?

"What can I get you this morning?" she would ask.

• "What can I get you this morning?"

• she would ask.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which part of the following example is the dialogue tag/lead-in?

"What time is it?" she asked groggily as she squinted at her clock.

• "What time is it?"

• she asked groggily as she squinted at her clock.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What punctuation tool is used to indicate that words are spoken?

• : :

• " "

• ( )

• ***

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the purpose of a dialogue tag/lead-in?

• It tells the reader what the author thinks

• It tells the reader who said the quote and how they said it

• It tells the reader what the narrator sees

• It tells the reader what is happening in the background

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What should you do when you start a new line of dialogue?

• Delete

• Shift

• Indent

• Bold

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which TWO punctuation marks should you NOT change into commas?

• ?

• !

• .

• ;

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

TRUE or FALSE:

The dialogue tag MUST come BEFORE the quote!

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

After a dialogue tag and before a quote, which punctuation mark should you use?

• ,

• ?

• ;

• !

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D