Dialogue
Words spoken by characters in a story are called this.
What is dialogue?
In the sentence “Come here,” whispered Ana, what is the speaker tag?
What is “whispered Ana”?
The part of a story that tells what is happening, rather than what characters say, is called this.
What is narration?
Which sentence shows that a character is scared?
A. Ava was scared.
B. Ava's hands trembled as she stared at the dark hallway.
What is B?
Identify the dialogue:
The dog barked loudly. “Get down!” yelled Priya.
What is “Get down!” yelled Priya?
True or False: Dialogue should usually be placed inside quotation marks.
What is true?
Which speaker tag tells us the character is speaking loudly?
A. whispered
B. shouted
C. wondered
D. replied
What is B, shouted?
Is this dialogue or narration?
The rain poured against the windows as Liam walked into the empty classroom.
What is narration?
Turn this telling sentence into showing:
Ben was angry.
Ex: Ben clenched his fists and slammed his book onto the desk.
Correct the punctuation:
“Where are you going”? asked Dad.
What is “Where are you going?” asked Dad.
Which sentence contains dialogue?
A. Marcus ran across the field.
B. “Wait for me!” Marcus shouted.
C. Marcus was tired after practice.
What is B?
Choose the best speaker tag:
“I knew you would come,” ________ Jordan.
A. shouted
B. whispered
C. said
D. replied
What is D, replied?
Who tells the story is called the ________.
What is narrator?
Which sentence better shows excitement?
A. Sam was excited.
B. Sam bounced in his seat and grinned from ear to ear.
What is B?
Is this primarily dialogue or narration?
“We should leave now,” said Marcus as he grabbed his backpack and ran toward the door.
What is dialogue?
Add quotations.
I can't believe we won said Maya.
What is “I can’t believe we won,” said Maya.?
Why are speaker tags useful.
What is they tell the reader who is speaking and/or how they are speaking?
Identify the narration in this passage:
“I don't want to go,” Mia whispered. She slowly opened the door.
What is "she slowly opened the door"?
Show that a character is embarrassed without using the word embarrassed.
Ex: Her cheeks turned bright red, and she stared at the floor.
What is wrong with this sentence?
“I won the race!” shouted Mia “I can't believe it!”
What is the second piece of dialogue needs punctuation and should be separated properly: “I won the race!” shouted Mia. “I can't believe it!”
Write one line of dialogue that shows a character is nervous without using the word nervous.
“Um… are you sure this is safe?”
Replace said with a more specific speaker tag:
“Get away from my backpack!” Tyler said.
Ex: shouted, yelled, snapped, demanded
Rewrite this dialogue as narration:
“I’m freezing!” Noah complained.
Ex: Noah complained that he was freezing.
Rewrite this sentence using dialogue AND action to show the character is angry:
Carlos was furious with his brother.
Example: “You broke it again!” Carlos shouted, slamming the door.
Final Challenge: Write a 3–4 sentence mini-scene that includes at least two lines of dialogue, a speaker tag, and narration/action.
Varying answers.