1. Do-Now Write as many words as you can think of that contain the letters I-S-M in that sequence. S must follow I and M must follow S, but there may be letters between them
3. SWBS Strategy SWBS – summarization strategy Somebody Wanted, But…So SW – What does the character want? B – What happens to stop them from getting what they want? S – How is that problem resolved? Ex: The Buccaneers wanted to win the game but the Steelers kept throwing touchdowns so the Bucs went home disappointed.
4. Dialogue Dialogue is a conversation between two or more characters In a narrative, dialogue helps to build the character and plot Dialogue is punctuated with quotation marks (“blahblah”) and often followed by a dialogue tag Ex: “Do you know who’s under us?” T’ne’a demanded.
5. Dialogue A dialogue tag serves two purposes: Dialogue tags tell the readers who is speaking Ex: “I’m tired,” Ulysses grumbled. (Ulysses is speaking) Dialogue tags show how the speaker spoke and/or what they did as they spoke Ex: “He was looking at me in the cafeteria,” Sandra whispered. (Sandra is whispering)
6. Dialogue: Punctuating Dialogue 1. Use QUOTATION MARKS (“_”) around what the character says. Example: “I am not an alien.” 2. PUNCTUATION goes INSIDE the quotation marks. Example: “You’re an alien!” 3. Use a COMMA to separate the QUOTE from the TAG ONLY if the tag HAS a speech verb in it. Example: “I am not an alien,” she said. 4. Use a PERIOD (OR an EXCLAMATION MARK or QUESTION MARK) to separate the QUOTE from the TAG if there’s NO speech verb. Example: “I am not an alien.” She glared at him.
8. Dialogue: Create a Scene You are cutting class and an administrator approaches you. You are about to break up with your significant other because… but they have no idea of your plans. You are talking on the phone with a friend who is trying to convince you that…
9. Homework: Complete a Concepts Through Song sheet for two words from Vocabulary 3.
