Writing in the Vernacular (or with Colloquialisms)

Write a short scene in which your characters and/or the narrator speak in the vernacular. Remember, vernacular is not standard English, but is specific to people of a specific region. You may use people or animals as your main characters. Requirements:
2 !" words #about a typed page$ %haracters must speak to one another &ernacular should be used humorously at least five times 'ighlight five collo(uialisms )ranslate those five collo(uialisms at the end of your story

Rubric Grade Plot o stor! D *eets some of the re(uirements above, and the story may or may not be engaging or appropriate *ore than + flaws in punctuation of dialogue -ses fewer than , collo(uialisms C *eets most of the re(uirements above, but the story is not engaging or appropriate ,!+ flaws in punctuation of dialogue -ses at least , collo(uialisms in the story but does not translate them B *eets all the re(uirements above telling an engaging, school appropriate story "!, flaws in punctuation of dialogue -ses at least , collo(uialisms in the story and translates them in a section separate from the story A *eets all the re(uirements above telling an engaging, school appropriate story &ery few flaws in punctuation of dialogue -ses more than , collo(uialisms in the story and translates them in a section separate from the story

Con"entions o Dialogue #se o Colloquialisms