Homework:
Finish reading Edgar Allen Poe's "Masque of the Red Death."
Then looking at your current draft of your morbid fiction piece, choose a passage to revise the setting description, or to add setting description. Bring the draft and the new writing to class on Tuesday.
In class we began reading Poe's "Masque of the Red Death."
The prompt today was to write a dialogue. There was a short lesson on how to properly edit and present dialogue. The key rules for editing and presenting dialogue are:
Begin an new paragraph (don't forget to indent) each time the speaker changes.
Use quotation marks to indicate the exact words spoken.
Set off the quotation from the tag using a comma or other appropriate punctuation mark:
"Hi," said Tom.
"Hello," replied Julie. "Do you think it will rain today?"
Tom looked up at the sky, then down at his bare feet. He thought about how miserable it would be to get wet in his brand new silk shirt. "I certainly hope not!"
"Me neither." Julie smiled and walked away.
Finish reading Edgar Allen Poe's "Masque of the Red Death."
Then looking at your current draft of your morbid fiction piece, choose a passage to revise the setting description, or to add setting description. Bring the draft and the new writing to class on Tuesday.
In class we began reading Poe's "Masque of the Red Death."
The prompt today was to write a dialogue. There was a short lesson on how to properly edit and present dialogue. The key rules for editing and presenting dialogue are:
Begin an new paragraph (don't forget to indent) each time the speaker changes.
Use quotation marks to indicate the exact words spoken.
Set off the quotation from the tag using a comma or other appropriate punctuation mark:
"Hi," said Tom.
"Hello," replied Julie. "Do you think it will rain today?"
Tom looked up at the sky, then down at his bare feet. He thought about how miserable it would be to get wet in his brand new silk shirt. "I certainly hope not!"
"Me neither." Julie smiled and walked away.
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