“Dialogue is awesome,” said Miss.“Heck yes it is,” exclaimed the class.

English 1: September 8th

•Today, I will use the effective technique of dialogue by creating examples of correctly formatted dialogue.

Dialogue •A conversation between two or more characters within a story.

•The exact words they speak are placed within quotation marks.

•“(words go here)”

Purposes of Dialogue

•Brainstorm TWO purposes of dialogue with your elbow partner!

Purposes of Dialogue

•Helps the reader feel connected

•Helps the reader learn more about the characters▫Details, thoughts, etc.

“Miss,” asked the student, “what’s the correct format for dialogue?”

“Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped.

Rules and Format of Dialogue

•Rule 1: The words spoken go in between quotation marks (“ “)

“Miss,” asked the student, “what’s the correct format for dialogue?”

“Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped.

Dialogue

Rule 1: The dialogue goes in between quotation marks (“ “)

Rules and Format of Dialogue

•Rule 2: Each speaker gets his/her own paragraph (yay!)

“Miss,” asked the student, “what’s the correct format for dialogue?”“Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped.

New Speaker, New

Paragraph

Rule 2: Each speaker gets his/her own paragraph

Rules and Format of Dialogue

•Rule 3: Each speaker must be identified the first time he/she speaks in a dialogue

•*Speaker Tag- identification of who is speaking

“Miss,” asked the student, “what’s the correct format for dialogue?”

“Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped.

Speaker Tag

Speaker Tag

Rule 3: Each speaker must be identified the first time he/she speaks in a dialogue

Rules and Format of Dialogue

•Rule 4: Once the speaker has been identified, he/she does not need to be identified again in the conversation

“Miss,” asked the student, “what’s the correct format for dialogue?”“Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped. “Are you okay, Miss?”“Ugg, I’m fine. I’m just a slightly injured panda.”

SpeakerStudent

Student

Miss

Miss

Miss Gentile said, “Everyday I’m hustling…to class!”

Speaker TagComma

Rule 5: Each speaker tag must be separated from the dialogue with a comma

AT THE BEGINNING…

Rules and Format of Dialogue

•Rule 5: Each speaker tag must be separated from the dialogue with a comma

“Miss,” asked the student, “what’s the correct format for dialogue?”

Speaker TagComma Comma

Rule 4: Each speaker tag must be separated from the dialogue with a comma

IN THE MIDDLE…

“Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped.

Speaker Tag

Comma

AT THE END…

Rule 4: Each speaker tag must be separated from the dialogue with a comma

Rules and Format of Dialogue

•Rule 6: Punctuation that goes along with the dialogue goes inside the quotation marks.

“Holy Cow! I’m glad you asked,” cheered Miss Harkness before she tripped.

Speaker Tag

Comma

Rule 6: Punctuation that goes along with the dialogue goes inside the quotation marks.

PUNCTUATION

Elbow Partner Time!•With your elbow partner, create a

dialogue with the following components.

•At least TWO speakers •Each speaker speaks at least TWICE

•One speaker tag is between the dialogue

By Yourself!•Scenario: Miss Harkness just wowed you with her awesome disco dancing skills. You and a friend discuss this life-changing experience…

•Write a dialogue using the following components:

•At least TWO speakers•Each speaker speaks at least TWICE•One speaker tag is at the end of a quote