Sunday, October 10, 2010
ASSIGNMENT # 8 Writing with Dialogue
In this blog assignment you will practice writing dialogue, conversation. It's important to be aware of a few basic rules. Whenever you have a new speaker, make sure you indent 5 spaces. There are 4 ways to introduce dialogue. Indicating who is speaking can be done at the beginning, the end or the middle of the dialogue.
1. Mr. Van Camp exclaimed, "Writing dialogue is fun!"
2. "Writing dialogue is fun," stated Mr. Van Camp
3. "Writing dialogue," remarked Mr. Van Camp, "is fun."
4. "Writing dialogue is fun."
Note that sometimes, as in example 4, you do not need to indicate who said something because you have shown that it is the other speaker by indenting.
Write a dialogue based on a conversation that you might imagine the people in the above pictures might have. The dialogue should be interactive rather than just a long story on the part of one of the characters.
Use each of the above methods at least twice. Take note that I have NOT used the word "said" in my example. I want you to choose words that more precisely convey the manner in which each character is speaking. Make certain that your punctuation is precise, but not only will you be marked on punctuation, I also want you to develop the two characters. Through their dialogue, I want you to convey their personalities.
ASSIGNMENT # 8 Writing with Dialogue
In this blog assignment you will practice writing dialogue, conversation. It's important to be aware of a few basic rules. Whenever you have a new speaker, make sure you indent 5 spaces. There are 4 ways to introduce dialogue. Indicating who is speaking can be done at the beginning, the end or the middle of the dialogue.
1. Mr. Van Camp exclaimed, "Writing dialogue is fun!"
2. "Writing dialogue is fun," stated Mr. Van Camp
3. "Writing dialogue," remarked Mr. Van Camp, "is fun."
4. "Writing dialogue is fun."
Note that sometimes, as in example 4, you do not need to indicate who said something because you have shown that it is the other speaker by indenting.
Write a dialogue based on a conversation that you might imagine the people in the above pictures might have. The dialogue should be interactive rather than just a long story on the part of one of the characters.
Use each of the above methods at least twice. Take note that I have NOT used the word "said" in my example. I want you to choose words that more precisely convey the manner in which each character is speaking. Make certain that your punctuation is precise, but not only will you be marked on punctuation, I also want you to develop the two characters. Through their dialogue, I want you to convey their personalities.
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