August 31

Agenda:

  1. Independent reading with choice novels

  2. Writing workshop: keep drafting your creative writing "snapshot" piece!

  3. Take some time to examine your novel. Look at the use of dialogue. What are some grammatical rules that you think authors are supposed to follow for dialogue based on what you see on your pages?

  4. Review dialogue rules

  5. BUILD A CHARACTER ACTIVITY! Play dough! Woohoo!!

  6. Build your dialogue. Present.

  7. If time allows, go back into your creative piece and try to add in dialogue.

Homework:

  • Read to your assigned pages.

  • Quiz on dialogue next Monday!

Author’s craft Focus: Dialogue