Assignment: 9/27: Dialogue

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 10-A (H)
2021-09-24T17:32:39Z

Due: Sep 27, 2021 by 11:59pm

Today's Agenda:

Strengthen dialogue to show character through dialogue rather than just telling the reader about the character.

Begin adding and/or improving the dialogue in your own narrative.

Instruction:

Then, we'll watch and discuss an example of bad dialogue:Anakin Skywalker (trying to seduce Padme and being a drama queen later on) (Links to an external site.)

Then, I'll introduce the six tips for improving dialogue. If you're absent, here's a screencastify (Links to an external site.) from Mrs. Menaul.

1. Make Your Characters Sound Different from One Another

2. Don’t Over-Explain

3. Give the Flavor of Real Speech

4. Consider Non-Verbal Communication Too

5. Use Alternative Forms of Communication

6. Read Your Dialogue Out Loud

Individual Activity:

Now, revisit your narrative rough draft

Where can you add dialogue to show indirect characterization?​

Where can you improve your dialogue to give it the flavor of real speech?​

When I grade your narratives, I'm going to be looking for evidence that you've used these tips in your own writing​.

Today's Agenda:

Strengthen dialogue to show character through dialogue rather than just telling the reader about the character.

Begin adding and/or improving the dialogue in your own narrative.

Instruction:

Then, we'll watch and discuss an example of bad dialogue:Anakin Skywalker (trying to seduce Padme and being a drama queen later on) (Links to an external site.)

Then, I'll introduce the six tips for improving dialogue. If you're absent, here's a screencastify (Links to an external site.) from Mrs. Menaul.

1. Make Your Characters Sound Different from One Another

2. Don’t Over-Explain

3. Give the Flavor of Real Speech

4. Consider Non-Verbal Communication Too

5. Use Alternative Forms of Communication

6. Read Your Dialogue Out Loud

Individual Activity:

Now, revisit your narrative rough draft

Where can you add dialogue to show indirect characterization?​

Where can you improve your dialogue to give it the flavor of real speech?​

When I grade your narratives, I'm going to be looking for evidence that you've used these tips in your own writing​.