Teaching dialogue

Teaching Dialogue and Point of View - Dialogue Anchor Chart

I love that my students love to write! They are so creative and come up with some of the best story plots with all the right elements. But there’s just one thing… They tend to overuse the word said when writing dialogue. I often get multiple stories with “he said”, “she said”, I’m sure you can see where I’m going with this. Or even worse, they use the wrong synonym for said when conveying a feeling or an action. Does this sound familiar? Don’t worry! Stick around, and we’ll talk about how to…

So embarking on this new grade, I didn't imagine quite fully all the new material I would be teaching. Dialogue in writing and how to punctuate it - certainly wasn't something I was expecting. I found these awesome ideas to be very helpful to introduce the concept to my students! First up the Balloon Stickies App: It used to be free, so look for a similar version ( my Ipad is at school so I will try to get the one I used) I got the original idea to use this app from the post over at Finally…

Quotation Marks Anchor Chart (with FREEBIE)- Teach your students about the placement of tags when writing dialogue.

Read this simple and fun way to make your dialogue lesson engaging! Click to read on Shut the Door and Teach. #dialogue #writing #narrative #fourthgrade

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Teaching Students to Write Dialogue: A Cooperative Lesson Plan – Literacy In Focus

Teach dialogue and make a class with Daniel's Good Day by Micha Archer. Create a dialogue anchor chart of the work writers do and then download the template to have students make their own class book.

Writing Dialogue Anchor Chart - 4th Grade FLC