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Chronological Order and Dialogue
Chronological Order
Presents details in the order in which they happen
It was a dark and stormy night...
Dialogue
conversation between two or more people
develops the characters and keeps the story moving forward
Important things to consider when writing dialogue
Use quotation marks to enclose a person's exact words
When an expression interrupts a quoted sentence, the second part of the quotation begins with a lowercase letter
If a quotation begins a sentence, a comma follows it
If a quotation ends a sentence, a comma comes before it
If a quoted sentence is interrupted, a comma follows the first part and comes before the second part
The young man smiled, and said, "My old master, now let me tell you the truth. My home is not so far away. It is quite near your temple. We have been old neighbors for many years."
The old monk was very surprised. "I don't believe it. You, young man, will have your joke. Where is another house around here?"
"My master, would I lie to you? I live right beside your temple. The Green Pond is my home."
Don't use "said" all the time
“Yes,” she said.
“No,” he said.
“Yes, I can,” she said.
“No, you can’t,” he said.
empathized
accepted
consoled
crooned
comforted
sympathized
agreed
in a tired way
mumbled
struggled
emitted
wearied
Homework:
Eavesdrop on a conversation
- 2-3 people (fake names)
- 7-10 lines of dialogue
- APPROPRIATE!!
Afterward write down some of the major words/phrases used
- Emotions?
Begin a new paragraph every time the speaker changes
barked
cried out
cried
screamed
jabbered
bellowed
groaned
howled
shrieked
roared
grieved
wailed
yelped
Must tell about an event as it changes over time
Chronological Order and Dialogue
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"Yes," Juan added, "Bernie loves experiments, too."
Ouch Dad said did you see that fall
A direct quotation generally begins with a capital letter
"The tacos will be ready soon."
EX) Velma commented, "I especially like to do the experiments."
"This day," explained Mrs. Washington, "is going to be very important."
EX) "I think science is more interesting than history," said Bernie.