Crafting Effective Dialogue in Personal Narratives

The video tutorial teaches how to effectively add dialogue to personal narratives. It introduces the concept of extended dialogue, which involves back-and-forth exchanges between characters. The tutorial provides an example of dialogue between two characters, Jake and Sam, and explains the importance of formatting dialogue correctly by starting a new paragraph each time a new person speaks. It also guides students on preparing their documents and choosing logical places to insert dialogue. Finally, it reviews the process and encourages students to have their work checked by a teacher.

What is the main purpose of adding dialogue to personal narratives?

• To increase the word count

• To confuse the reader

• To develop events and characters

• To make the story longer

What is extended dialogue?

• Dialogue that is only one sentence long

• Dialogue that goes back and forth between two or more people

• Dialogue that is written in a different language

• Dialogue that is not related to the story

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In the example, where did Sam move from?

• Japan

• China

• Taiwan

• Korea

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How many exchanges of dialogue are shown in the example between Jake and Sam?

• Six

• Five

• Four

• Three

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What should you do every time a new person speaks in a dialogue?

• Continue in the same paragraph

• Add a comma

• Start a new paragraph

• Change the font

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How many sentences are typically in a normal paragraph?

• Four to five

• Three to four

• Two to three

• One to two

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What should you do before adding dialogue to your story?

• Compile your introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion into one document

• Change the story's setting

• Write the dialogue first

• Add random dialogue

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Which software can be used to compile your story into one document?

• Mozilla Firefox

• Microsoft Word

• Adobe Photoshop

• Google Chrome

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Where did the narrator find a logical place to add dialogue in the story?

• In the introduction

• In the conclusion

• In the first paragraph

• In the second paragraph

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What should you do after adding five extended dialogues to your story?

• Submit it immediately

• Have a teacher check it

• Delete the dialogues

• Rewrite the entire story

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