1. Topic-
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| Writer's Craft Unit Noticing, Immersion, and
Dialogue |
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2. Content-
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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Students will recognize and know how to use dialogue
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4. Objectives-
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Students will be able to write a sentence using dialogue
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5. Materials and Aids-
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Dialogue Samples
from"the Art of Writing" |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
I will explain what a dialogue means
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B. Development-
Dialogue is an important element of any story. It adds to the action
and allows readers to experience what the characters say. Characters
become credible through effective dialogue. Without characters who
converse, most stories would be flat and uninteresting.
We will review the examples on the overhead "Dialogue Samples" I will
point out the correct way to write dialogue. Especially note that
in Example 2, a comma follows said and the "a" in at is lower case.
In Example 3, a period follows Joe, and the "T" in those is capitalized.
In Example 4, the question mark takes the place of the comma.
When you are reading your stories, ask yourself these questions; Why
do the character's words sound realistic?
How do the words show what kind of person the character is?
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C. Practice-
I will show the story we have been reading "NO More Dead Dogs" on
the overhead. I will read pages 11-19 stopping where there is dialogue.
Does this sound realistic?
What does this say about the character in this story?
Does it add to what we already know about this character?
Students will turn and talk to their groups and share out whole group
each question. |
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D. Independent Practice-
As you read your stories look for dialogue between characters.
Notice how the dialogue is written. Notice what it tells you about
the character.
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
I will be conferring with students during their independent reading
asking them questions about what we have learned.
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F. Checking for understanding-
| Students will have an exit task where they will put dialogue marks
around two sentences showing me they understand their use. |
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G. Closure-
Look for examples of dialogue in a story or book when you need to
refresh your memory of the rules of punctuation for dialogue.
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