Dialogue in Narratives
6th Grade•60 minutes•CCSS CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3.A
Learning Objective
I can write dialogue in a personal narrative to show characters' personalities and advance the plot.
Key Concepts
Dialogue is what characters in a narrative say out loud to one another.
Dialogue can move the plot forward, show character development, and set the mood and tone.
When writing dialogue, remember to use quotation marks around what is said, include dialogue tags to show who is speaking, and start a new paragraph when a new person speaks.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What is dialogue in narrative writing?
2. Why is writing good dialogue important for a narrative?
3. Explain the convention for using quotation marks when writing dialogue.
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