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Writing a dialogue
- 1. Dilli Ram Kattel Whatis a Dialogue ? • an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue • When you write a dialogue, you state what a person's exact words Dialogue or Conversation …..? A dialogue revolves around two people which has pre-determined talking points to convince. However, a conversation is an interchange of information, ideas, gossip, opinion, informal talk etc, between two or more people.
- 2. Dilli Ram Kattel Arethere types of Dialogues ? Dialogue Intra- textual Dialogue Issue Based Dialogue It shows a character’s personality, feeling and thought, which make the text lively. It helps to convince the characters to the predetermined topic / issue.
- 3. Dilli Ram Kattel DialogueTags Other Than “Said” for Intra-textual Dialogue: acknowledged admitted agreed answered argued asked barked begged bellowed blustered bragged complained confessed cried demanded denied giggled hinted hissed howled interrupted laughed lied mumbled muttered nagged pleaded promised questioned remembered replied requested roared sang screamed screeched shouted sighed snarled sobbed threatened warned whimpered whined whispered wondered yelled
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- 7. Dilli Ram Kattel 1)All dialogue must be contained in quotation marks. 2) Before the end of the quotation marks, you must punctuate ( , ! ? . ) 3) New speaker, new line 4) Include dialogue tags – who said what and how. ‘Sharon, say something please,’ (Dennis whispered desperately.) ‘Murderer!’ she replied. Dennis shot Sharon a look of disgust. ‘So he told you then,’ he said. Golden Rules of a Dialogue However, writing dialogue on a given topic needs no quotation marks
- 8. Dilli Ram Kattel SixExchanges!!!!!! exchange ????????? According to OALD, an act of giving something to somebody, or doing something for somebody, and receiving something in return It means? One character speaks at least six times
- 9. Dilli Ram Kattel Layout in your answer sheet Don’t forget to title suitably, ….. and a short background is an asset Title Character 1: Character 2: Character 2: Character 1:
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- 12. Dilli Ram Kattel Samplequestion Write a dialogue between two friends who are talking about ‘Importance of Games‘. Write at least six exchanges.
- 13. Dilli Ram Kattel SampleWriting A dialogue between two friends on Importance of Games (Amrit is going to play football and meets Krishna on the way) Krishna: Good afternoon Amrit, how are you? Amrit: Good afternoon, I am fine. What’s about you? Krishna: Not so bad. Where are you going now? Amrit: Oh, now I am going to play football with my friends. Will you play with us?
- 14. Dilli Ram Kattel Continue…………… Krishna: Actually, I do not like any type of games and sports. They are totally disgusting and wasting of time. Amrit: Very sad; you are a good student but you do not know about the importance of games and sports. Krishna: Are they important for us! Amrit: Surely, they help us to be active and fresh. They remove all of the disease from our health. They are also a form of good exercise. Krishna: Really, I have made a great mistake. As a result I always remain sick and also weak.
- 15. Dilli Ram Kattel Continue…………… Amrit: O hoo! It is because of your hyper attention to study, if you develop sportsmanship, you will keep fit and fine! Krishna: But………. it needs so much time. Amrit: You can play only in the afternoon or when you get free. Krishna: Amrit! You changed my mind, thank you so much. Amrit: You are welcome! Anyway you got the point easily. Krishna: So, let’s go. I will also play with you. Amrit: Surely! Come.