Robert Munsch Dialogue MiniLesson Robert Munsch Dialogue MiniLesson

Robert Munsch Dialogue Mini-Lesson

Robert Munsch Dialogue Mini-Lesson • Robert Munsch uses dialogue in his fictional narratives to create strong characters, to create a repeating pattern, and to add humor to his stories. • Let’s learn how to use dialogue in our stories by looking closely at how Robert Munsch uses dialogue in his stories.

Stephanie’s Ponytail • First, let’s take a look at the first page of Stephanie’s Ponytail.

Stephanie’s Ponytail • Who are the characters talking? • What do you notice about the punctuation in the dialogue Robert Munsch uses on the first page of this story? • Let’s go back and look and use the promethean board to highlight and write down what we notice.

What We Learned About Dialogue From Robert Munsch • 1. ) Identify the character who is speaking. • Stephanie said, “It’s my ponytail and I like it. ”

What We Learned About Dialogue From Robert Munsch • 2. ) Place quotation marks “…. ” around the words that actually come out of the character/person’s mouth. • Example, One day Stephanie went to her mom and said, “None of the kids in my class have a ponytail. I want a nice ponytail coming right out the back. ”

What We Learned About Dialogue From Robert Munsch • 3. ) Place ending periods and commas inside the end quotation mark. • When Stephanie went to school, the other kids looked at her and said, “Ugly, ugly, very ugly. ”

What We Learned About Dialogue From Robert Munsch • 4. ) Place proper punctuation at the end of the sentence. • “Stephanie said, “It’s my ponytail and I like it. ”

What We Learned About Dialogue From Robert Munsch • 5. ) Each time a person speaks, begin a new paragraph or skip a line. • When Stephanie went to school, the other kids looked at her and said, “Ugly, ugly, very ugly. ” Stephanie said, “It’s my ponytail and I like it. ”

What We Learned About Dialogue From Robert Munsch • 6. ) Capitalize the first word of what the person says, even if it occurs in the middle of a sentence. • “No it’s not, ” said Stephanie. “I want one coming out the side, just above my ear. ” • “Very strange, ” said mom. “Are you sure that is what you want? ”

Let’s Try It Out • In your writer’s toolbox, take a look at your story map. Look at your problem section and consider the dialogue that will take place between your characters. • For practice, try writing down dialogue between two characters using quotation marks. • We will come and check and see how you are doing.