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Dialogue Rules - Worksheet
Dialogue Attribution
Fix Dialogue
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When do you use dialogue?
When a character is speaking.
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Does punctuation go inside or outside the quotation marks?
Inside
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Where do you put quotation marks in dialogue?
Around the speakers exact words
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What is another way to say dialogue attribution?
Speaker Tags or Tags
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I’m going to the store to get some milk, he said.
Quotations, "I'm going to the store to get some milk," he said.
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Dialogue is an expression of _________
Character
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Do you need a comma if you have a question mark or exclamation point?
No - omit the comma
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What are speaker tags (example) and what are they used for?
Speaker tags identify the speaker. Ex: he screamed
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Do you need speaker tags every time someone talks? Why or why not.
No, as long as they can tell who the speaker is, you do not need them over and over.
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“maybe, i will clean my room tonight. maybe not,” decided Carl.
Capitalization, “Maybe, I will clean my room tonight. Maybe not,” decided Carl.
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You shouldn't use what kind of conversation in your dialogue.
Verbatim real conversation
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If dialogue ends with ellipse or a dash where do you put them?
Enclosed in the quotation
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When do you need to use a common in dialogue?
Either before the quotation or after
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What do they mean when they say you should use some unusual verbs. Give me an example
Using words like whispered, shouted, exclaimed etc
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“Should I go to the movies or go bowling tonight” questioned Tim.
Question mark, “Should I go to the movies or go bowling tonight?” questioned Tim.
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What is the definition of dialogue?
Dialogue is the impression of how people speak in real life, but actually much more interesting, with more forward motion.
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What does it mean to say that each person "lives" in their own paragraph?
That means that every time a new character is speaking new paragraph and indent.
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What do you have to do when you have a new speaker?
Begin a new indented paragraph
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How many "camps" are there for approaches of dialogue?
Three
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I’m thinking about making some dinner tonight thought Monica but maybe I’ll just make dessert
"I’m thinking about making some dinner tonight," thought Monica, "but maybe I’ll just make dessert."
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There are five things good dialogue should have. Name at least three.
1. Characterize the speaker 2.Establish the setting 3.Build conflict 4.Foreshadow 5.Explain
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What do you need to do if you use a speaker tag to separate a sentence of dialogue. Show me an example
Example
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Where do commas, questions marks, and exclamation marks go in dialogue?
Inside the quotations
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There are three camps of approaches of dialogue. Name as many as you can. Bonus points if you can state all three.
He/said/she said, vivid verbs, some variety
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It looks like a storm is racing towards us! Alicia observed anxiously, as she glanced at the sky. Let’s run back to the house before we get soaked Zoe replied, as she started to run.
**Needs the correct indenting. “It looks like a storm is racing towards us!” Alicia observed anxiously, as she glanced at the sky. “Let’s run back to the house before we get soaked,” Zoe replied, as she started to run.