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Punctuating Dialogue Quotation marks go around the words the character says: “Don’t come here,” she said.
Use a dialogue tag to show who is speaking the words.
commas go inside the quotation marks at the end of the words the character says: “I didn’t hear you,” she said.
A period goes after the dialogue tag.
Put question marks and exclamation points inside the quotation marks: “Why not?” she asked. “It’s too dangerous!” he replied.
Topic
conflicting Perspectives
shifting Perspectives
What issue do
Jonas and the giver discuss? What is Jonas’s perspective on the issue?
What is the giver’s perspective on
the issue? What questions does the giver ask Jonas?
How does Jonas’s perspective change during the conversation?
I think Jonas feels about the issue of choices because .
I disagree because .
Based on ,
I think Jonas’s final perspective on choices will be .
Will you please explain that?
ACTIVITY 2.7
Interact in Meaningful Ways: Writing a dialogue
Learning Targets
• Express ideas and opinions with some basic modal expressions. PI.8.11b
• Apply understanding of how Socratic discussions and dialogue are structured to
read closely and write dialogue. PII.8.1
• Write dialogue, using appropriate verbal moods. PI.8.10a, PII.8.3
Review your annotations and notes on the excerpt from The Giver and use them to complete the graphic organizer.
Quick Conversation
Share your work with your partner. Compare your ideas about the conflicting perspectives and the way Jonas changes his perspective.
Next, read aloud paragraph 23 of the excerpt:
But when the conversation turned to other things, Jonas was left, still, with a feeling of frustration that he didn’t understand.
Discuss the sentence. What does it tell you about Jonas and how he feels about the issue of choices? Is he completely settled in his perspective? Does this passage indicate Jonas may change his perspective again? Why or why not? Record notes from your discussion.
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