Warm up

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Warm up

• Take out a piece of paper.
• Create a three-five line dialogue between two
  people. Make sure you identify the speakers. Use
  all puntcuation necessary

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Using Quotation Marks in Dialogue
Dialogue
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What is dialogue?

• Conversation between two or more
  people

What?
Yes.
You dont say
I cant hear!
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Purpose

• Moves the plot forward
• Shows what the characters are like
• More direct and concise than real life
  conversation

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Direct Quotation

• Represents a persons exact speech or thoughts
  and is enclosed in quotation marks
• Example Using dialogue in your writing makes
  your story come alive to the reader! said Mrs.
  Mahre.

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What is an Expression?

• An Expression identifies the speaker of a
  quotation
• three categories of expressions- Introductory,
  Concluding, and Interrupting
• Examples John wondered, I said, replied Sally

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Introductory Expression

• Place a comma after an introductory expression
  and write the quotation as a full sentence.
• Example Sep Gibbons explained, I think youve
  got my cat.

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Concluding Expression

• When using a concluding expression
• 1.End the quotation with a comma, question mark,
  or exclamation mark inside the quotation marks.
• 2.Write the concluding expression followed by a
  period.

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Concluding Expressions (Cont.)

• Example
• But what makes you think Ive got him? asked
  Herriot.
• Concluding Expressions do not begin with
  capital letters.

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Interrupting Expression with One Sentence

• End the first part of the direct quotation with a
  comma and a quotation mark
• place a comma after the interrupting expression
• use a new set of quotation marks to enclose the
  rest of the quotation

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Interrupting Expression (Cont.)

• Example
• Tell me, he said, about this cat you lost.
• Well, Mr. Gibbons, Helen replied, youd
  better take him.

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Interrupting Expression with Two Sentences

• End the first quoted sentence with a comma,
  question mark, or exclamation mark and a
  quotation mark
• Place a period after the interrupting expression
• Use new quotation marks and end punctuation for
  second quotation.

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Interrupting Expression with Two Sentences (Cont.)

• Example
• Well, thats right good of you, Sep answered.
  Well have to be off if were going to catch the
  eight oclock bus.

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Classwork Practice

• Revise your pre-write, making corrections to the
  dialogue practice.