Dialogue
Extravaganza
This Integrating Technololgy E-book was designed and
developed for Mrs.
Wright's
8th grade Literature & Language Arts class at Pierce
County Middle School.
* This was a scene taken from the
movie, "Parenthood".
Standard:
ELA8C1 The
student
demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of
the
English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate
application
of
conventions
and
grammar
in both
written and spoken formats. The student...
b.
Analyzes
and
uses
simple,
compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences
correctly,
punctuates
properly,
and
avoids
fragments
and
run-ons.
d.
Revises
sentences
by
correcting
errors in usage.
e.
Demonstrates
appropriate
comma
and
semicolon usage (compound, complex,
and
compound-complex
sentences,
split
dialogue,
and
for
clarity).
ELA8W2. The
student
demonstrates
competence
in
a variety of genres.
The
student
produces
a
narrative (fictional,
personal, experiential) that:
h. Uses a range of
strategies (e.g., suspense, figurative language, dialogue, expanded
vocabulary,
flashback,
movement,
gestures,
expressions, foreshadowing,
tone,
and
mood).
PLO:
Students will produce a narrative with the use of writing strategies
and the understanding of the use of the English language rules.
