with Michelle Cameron Notes From Homework![]() Taking their stories home with me gave me insight into some issues that the writers are almost all dealing with. We discussed these at the beginning of class:
Today's Story Critiques![]() We didn’t get through as many of their stories today. Please do have them bring a copy each week, in case we don’t get to hear your student’s story in class. Among the comments we made today when considering their stories:
Dialogue![]() Today we talked about the rules of dialogue and why dialogue is important. We discussed how we all love to eavesdrop on other people’s conversations and that dialogue helps bring a story to life. We then talked about the “rules” for dialogue:
We then discussed dialogue grammar:
Then I divided the writers into groups of two and three, gave them a scenario and a particular character. In these small groups, they wrote the dialogue, making sure to include where the characters were and what they were doing. HomeworkAs always, this week’s homework is a choice. However, all homework should include dialogue in it.
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