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Understanding Dialogue in Storytelling

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Topics covered

  • imaginary conversations,
  • grammatical accuracy,
  • hailstorm impact,
  • character development,
  • Lencho,
  • cohesion in writing,
  • conversation writing,
  • character emotions,
  • purpose of dialogue,
  • literary assignments
44 views8 pages

Understanding Dialogue in Storytelling

Uploaded by

sakshi arora
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Topics covered

  • imaginary conversations,
  • grammatical accuracy,
  • hailstorm impact,
  • character development,
  • Lencho,
  • cohesion in writing,
  • conversation writing,
  • character emotions,
  • purpose of dialogue,
  • literary assignments

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By Ms- Sakshi
Defi nitio
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• Dialogue is conversation in
a story (or really anytime
something is said aloud).

• When you write dialogue,


you are stating a person’s
exact words.
P urpos
e
• Dialogue makes a story
more interesting. It can
reveal what a character
thinks or feels. It also
shows what a character’s
like (personality).
Marks

1x5=5 marks
Content = 3 marks
Expression = 2 marks (1 mark-grammatical
accuracy, appropriate words and spellings + 1
mark-cohesion via connecting ideas, logical
progression & coherence through relevance of
ideas)
Question

Lencho and his family knew the implications


the hailstorm would have on
their lives. Write a conversation between
Lencho and his wife as they
watched the downpour turn to a hailstorm.
Answer

Wife: If this storm does not stop here, we will


die of hunger.
Lencho: Yes, our hard work will go to waste. It
must stop now.
Wife: We will have no corn left this year.
Lencho: Don’t worry, God can see everything
and He will not let us die of hunger.
Assignment

IN ‘A LETTER TO GOD’, LENCHO ASKS FOR


REMAINING 30 PESOS FROM GOD
DISTRUSTING THE POSTMASTER. BASED
ON YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE
STORY AND THE CHARACTERS,
SHOWCASE AN IMAGINARY SITUATION
WHEREIN BOTH CHARACTERS DISCUSS
THE ISSUE.
Assignment

You are invited to take the personal


interview of Nelson Mandela on the day
of Oath Ceremony. Draft your answer in
100-120 words asking him questions and
write the conversation between you &
him.

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