Curated Video
Using Ellipses in Dialogue
In this video, the teacher explains how writers use ellipses (...) to indicate pauses or breaks in dialogue. The lesson includes examples and guidelines for using ellipses correctly, as well as a practice activity for students to revise...
Curated Video
Punctuation in Dialogue: Adding Quotation Marks
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using punctuation correctly in dialogue. They provide examples and guide the viewers through the process of adding quotation marks to indicate what characters are saying. By following...
Andrews McMeel Publishing
POW! A Peanuts Collection
Make a study of Charles M. Scultz's famous comic strip Peanuts in your language arts class. Class members read and discuss the baseball-themed book POW! A Peanuts Collection. After talking about themes and vocabulary, they complete...
Yossarian the Grammarian
Yossarian the Grammarian: "Hi, Bob!" Punctuation and the Vocative
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to punctuate a direct address.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Add Dialogue in Personal Narrative
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your story more interesting by adding dialogue. [3:55]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Describe Characters Through Dialogue
In this lesson, students use dialogue as one method to let the reader know more about the characters and practice adding dialogue to describe characters. [10:09]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Revise Narrative Writing to Show, Not Tell
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your story more realistic and exciting by showing, not telling. [4:51]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Include Dialogue to Explain What Is Happening in the Story
Writers use dialogue to provide additional information in a story. Let's practice adding dialogue to describe the action. [7:38]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Add Dialogue That Shows a Character's Thoughts and Feelings
In this lesson, you will learn how to add dialogue and clue words to show what characters are saying, thinking, and feeling by asking yourself, 'How is the character feeling?' and adding the words and punctuation to show the character's...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Commas in Dialogue
"Today we're going to talk about using commas in dialogue," said David and Paige, KA's resident grammarians.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Punctuating Dialogue: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces the punctuation and formatting rules for conversations. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Punctuating Dialogue."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prewriting: Dialogue
This lesson discusses the prewriting technique of having a dialogue. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [6:27] with the lesson's content.