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Planning a Dialogue
Use the graphic organizer to plan a scene of dialogue in which a young person and an older person engage in a Socratic discussion about an aspect of today’s society. Choose an issue
that the younger person feels should be changed. The dialogue should include questions that help the young person’s perspective to shift in some way. Consider issues that you feel strongly about, and make notes in response to the questions that follow. Use the sentence frames to help you develop your ideas and the dialogue.
ACTIVITY 2.7
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Issue
conflicting Perspectives
shifting Perspectives
What issue will your two characters discuss? What is the young person’s perspective on the issue?
What is the older person’s perspective on the issue? What questions does the older person ask?
How does the young person’s perspective change during the conversation?
Issue:
Young person’s perspective:
Older person’s perspective:
Change in perspective:
Dialogue starters:
Dialogue starters:
Dialogue starters:
It isn’t fair that ...
I wish was different because
If changed, then would happen.
Why isn’t it fair?
Have you thought about ? What will happen when ?
I never thought about I agree with you that
Dialogue Writing Prompt
Write a draft of your dialogue. Be sure to:
■ Establish the young person’s perspective on the issue.
■ Have the older person ask thoughtful questions that lead the young person to see the issue in a new way.
■ Use three different verbal moods in the dialogue, and use language that reveals each character’s perspective.
■ Show a shift in the young person’s perspective by the end of the dialogue.
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