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Quirky Quotations

Quirky Quotations. Around what is said by you or someone else. (dialogue) Around famous sayings (“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get,” said Forrest.) Around the titles of short works TV, poem, songs, chapter titles, etc. “ Grey’s Anatomy”)

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Quirky Quotations

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  1. Quirky Quotations

  2. Aroundwhat is said by you or someone else. (dialogue) • Around famous sayings • (“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get,” said Forrest.) • Around the titles of short works • TV, poem, songs, chapter titles, etc. • “Grey’s Anatomy”) • NOT Movie and Book titles (Forrest Gump) When to Use Quotations

  3. Rules for Dialogue • New speaker = new line • Quotation marks “___” go around WHAT IS SAID • The end punctuation goes inside the quotation marks. • A comma always goes before a quotation. • “Run, Forrest, Run!” said Jenny. Forrest answered, “Okay, Jenny.”

  4. said Please don’t bore me.

  5. bellowed Snapped roared breathed hissed muttered Etc. grumbled snickered insisted chuckled Instead, try…. whispered repeated sneered mouthed

  6. Quote at Beginning • Quote at End • Quote in the Middle • Descriptor in the Middle • Descriptor = the he said/she said part “I love you,” Forrest said. Forrest said, “I love you.” Forrest said, “I love you,” while eating a chocolate. 4 types of Quotations “I love you,” Forrest said, “and I always will.”

  7. When there is a quote within a quote, you use single quotation marks (‘’). • “Jenny said, ‘I love you, Forest’ to me,” Forrest explained to his mama. Quote within a quote It may be rare, but it does happen!!

  8. “That’s all I have to say about that,” said Forrest.

  9. Work with a partner to write a conversation between two characters from stories we have read. • Each person should use a different writing utensil AND write your name on your paper to turn in IN YOUR UTENSIL. I expect to see BOTH partners’ writing on the conversation. • Choose 2 characters – only 2 – from DIFFERENT stories we have read. (“Broken Chain,” “Eleven,” “The Lottery,” “Charles,” The Outsiders) • Spend 3 minutes thinking about all you know about those characters. • Decide what situation your characters will be in when they meet and talk. • Use all the rules you just learned about quotes to write a conversation! • Your dialogue should include AT LEAST 3 lines from each character. Your Mission:*Whether you choose to accept it or not…

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