Writing Dialogue Assignment
Did you punctuate your dialogue correctly?
Goal:
Goal:
Go back to the dialogue you wrote earlier in this lesson. Check it carefully to make sure that you have followed all of these rules for punctuating dialogue. When you have edited your dialogue for punctuation, submit the worksheet to your teacher for a grade.
| Rule | Example |
| Place quotation marks (" ") around what the characters say. | "I don't want to eat those peaches." |
| Use a comma or a question mark before the quotation marks if a dialogue tag follows the quote. | "You don't have to eat them," Grandma said. "Then what will I eat?" I asked. |
| Use a period instead of a comma if there is no dialogue tag after the quote. | Grandma looked at me sadly. "You'll stay hungry, I guess." |
| Start a new paragraph each time another character speaks. | "You'll have to wait till tomorrow morning for cereal," Mom added. "But I want something salty for a snack tonight," I whined. |
Your teacher will grade your work using this rubric:
| Points | Criteria | |
|---|---|---|
| Completion 4 Points |
2 | You completed all of the parts or sections of the assignment. |
| 2 | Your work on the assignment suggests that you did all of the required reading, including the lesson in which the assignment appears. | |
| Skills Mastery 6 Points |
3 | Your work on this assignment shows that you understand and can perform the writing skills introduced in the lesson. |
| 3 | Your answers show that you gave a lot of thought to this stage of the writing process. |