Dialogue in a story needs to have a purpose. There is a difference between good dialogue and bad dialogue. Good dialogue in this case effectively informs character development, setting and plot. Good dialogue has a reason to be written, moves the plot along, shows something about the characters and often reveals something about the setting.
Below is dialogue from a story. Explain what is the prupose of this dialogue. What does it show about the characters listed below? For Example: It shows that the Mother is pretty strict with her child.
“Get your room cleaned up,” Mother said, “or you’re
not going to the show!”
Chris shouted, “That’s not fair! It’s Joe’s room too!”
“Joe will be home later to take care of his half. Now are
you going to get started?” Mother scolded.
“I guess so,” muttered Chris. “Why doesn’t Joe ever
have to do anything around here?”
“He does plenty,” Mom said.
Chris said, “I never see him do much of anything but
study.”
“Well,” answered Mom, “you’re never around very
much.”
In a new blog post write out what this dialogue tells us about the setting, how it moves the plot along, and what it tells us about the mother, Chris and Joe.
Title your blog post Good Dialogue Response.
This assignement is due on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.
This assignement is due on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.
***Be sure to edit your work for spelling and punctuation.
