DIALOGUE NOTES

1. Put quotation marks “ –” around what is being said.

2. Always remember to close your quote.3. You begin a new paragraph with each new

speaker.

THREE WAYS TO WRITE DIALOGUE

Bill said, “It’s hot outside. Let’s go swimming.”

“It’s hot outside. Let’s go swimming,” Bill said.

“Let’s go swimming,” Bill said, “It’s hot outside.”

DIALOGUE ACTIVITY

Directions: Create 3 different ways to punctuate the following.

john said guess what they are having baseball tryouts this week

John said, “ Guess what! They are having baseball tryouts this week!”

“Guess what,” John said, “They are having baseball tryouts this week.”

“Guess what! They are having baseball tryouts this week,” said John.

DIALOGUE ACTIVITY 2 Directions: Write the following using proper

dialogue format, punctuation, capitalization and dialogue words*.

* You may need to change said to something else.

john said guess what they are having baseball tryouts this week steve said that sounds great i got a new glove for christmas john said should we tell jim about tryouts steve said no he probably already knows

DIALOGUE ACTIVITY 2 John cried, “Guess what! They are having

baseball tryouts this week.” Steve added, “That sounds great. I got a new

glove for Christmas.”“Should we tell Jim about tryouts?”John asked. “No,” Steve replied, “he probably already

knows.”