There are different ways to develop characters. Physical details Physical environment Interaction of others What the character says, does, or thinks When writing narration, the author words spoken by a character are enclosed in quotation marks. Explanations of actions are not. 1.Begin a new paragraph each time the speaker changes. 2.Enclose a speaker’s exact words in quotation marks. 3.Begin a direct quotation with a capital letter. 4.Set off a direct quotation with a comma when it is preceded or followed by a phrase such as he said or she muttered. 5.Establish the name of each speaker the time that person speaks in the dialogue. 6.Avoid overusing the word said when writing dialogue. When addressing pacing, of the action in the narrative as the accelerator. Whenever action occurs, there is a rapid or quick pace. When slowing the pace or braking the action, use descriptions. To speed pace: Include action Avoid overusing description Include short sentences Include dialogue that is to the point. To slow pace Limit action Include longer sentences Include more relaxed but purposeful dialogue When writing a play, the author does not use quotation to signal dialogue; however, all actions, descriptions, and instructions must be set off in parentheses, in the present tense. Stage Direction Purposes: What we see What we hear that's not dialogue Only as much of either as we need to understand the story and characters “The Future of Water” Using your knowledge from your work in this module, write and deliver a monologue from the perspective of water, sharing your feelings about its use and misuse. The Tragedy of Othello . Following rules of punctuating dialogue in narration and what you know about the characters, add an additional scene to Act 5, that answers- Now what, Emilia, Othello? The Great Gatsby Using your understanding of the characters in the novel, rewrite the opening of the novel from the perspective of a different character. Be mindful of your pacing. A Raisin in the Sun Add a to the play that focuses on the family’s first meal in their new home. Include purposeful stage directions and dialogue that reflect your understanding of each character. An adaptation of http://www.fiction-writers-mentor.com/pacing.html Narrative Writing Standards Grades 6
"Mom!" I screamed. "Mom!" I tried to yell again but was choked by more dust. "Mom" I whined. Where was she. I started coughing from all of the dust in my lungs and throat. "Margaret! Darling come on!" My mom motioned me to get up but I my head. My Mom flung me into her arms and ran, soaring farther away from the storm. After what seemed forever, my mom stopped running. Screams and yells echoed off walls. I covered my ears. A person right in front of us said: "Get inside quickly!" My mom answered "okay" and then I was carried into a building, that looked like the town hall. My mom set me down n a corner, in the town hall and sat next to me. "Mom?" I croaked. "Yes Sweetie?" She said in a sweet voice, almost like honey. "Is this going to happen ever again, this storm?" I asked my voice still thick with dust. She did not answer and I knew that she knew this wouldn't be the the last time the black mountains of dust attacked the plain states.