We have been learning how to write creative stories with interesting elaboration, high level vocabulary, and convincing dialogue. For fun, Nolan and Elie wrote a creative story The Gingerbread Mission, but ended the story with a cliff hanger. They invited others to finish the story in the comment section. We called it, Write Your Own Ending: The Gingerbread Mission.
Our blogging buddies from New Zealand picked up on the idea and are writing their own endings. They even wrote a blog post about it on their blog!
Since we finished our unit, we thought we'd share our knowledge about writing dialogue with our buddies. Here are the rules we learned:
1. Every time a new person speaks, you start a new paragraph and indent.
2. Put quotation marks around what is being said. Include the punctuation.
"We love learning from our buddies!" exclaimed Taranaki.
Foxy Jack said, "Yes, I know all those students, and they are very smart. "
Here are two SeeSaw video tutorials sharing what we learned! We hope you enjoy learning with us!
Do you use dialogue in your stories?
When is a good time to insert dialogue?
How does it make a story better?
How far away is New Zealand from Los Angeles? Answer using dialogue!
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Dear Mrs. Yollis, class, and New Zealand buddies,
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Dialogue is important when writing a story. Here is a sample of dialogue:
“Can we have a small box of chicken nuggets and a burger?”asked the lady.
The cashier answered, “Ok. That will be $25.”
“Here you go!” the lady stated.
Don’t forget to put the punctuations INSIDE the quotation marks, press the ‘tab’ key and ‘return’ key on your computer when a new person speaks! Without dialogue, a story isn’t a story!
Can you show us another sample of dialogue?
Have fun commenting!
Sincerely,
Nolan
Dear Chaolin,
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YOSEMITE! It was so exciting and I am going YELLOWSTONE during summer break, I wish you were here. I miss you! Another thing that is SUPER SUPER SUPER EXCITING is my mom said I am going to have a playdate with you during summer break. Another thing, guess what, I made so many friends here in La Cresenta. It is so cool that I can still stay in touch with you but I am in a different class in a completely different class! Hope you blog back