Do you need a structured writing activity that isn't necessarily Halloween related? I originally created this one page freebie to go with Conversation with a Gingerbread House. I decided to make it less seasonally dependent.
Students choose two characters that could have a conversation and write the dialogue. In this sentence frame, the tags and punctuation is already written for them. Once they have it correctly in this format, they could copy it onto a new sheet (or using the computer) once again practicing the correct placement of tags and punctuation.
You can purchase all ten forms I use for creative writing assignments and bulletin boards here in my Teachers Pay Teachers store and here in my Teachers Notebook store. I have included at least two suggestions for each form that are not here on my blog.
I like the idea of using sentence frames to introduce writing dialog.
ReplyDeleteThank you. My students really need this right now.
DeleteThanks for sharing this, Mary. The mechanics of writing dialog can be so tricky for some students. This should be an excellent scaffold!
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Linda
You're welcome. I hope you have a great week a as well.
DeleteThanks for sharing this! This is something that always stumps my students!
ReplyDeleteAndrea
Reading Toward the Stars
I agree with you. Many of my students need it more than once.
DeleteThanks so much for sharing on Manic Monday freebies.
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LMN Tree
You're welcome.
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