Agenda, November 3

NaNoWriMo, Day 3

Due Now: Bring your book
Due 11/14: Freewrites 25 - ? and Pre-Writes 29 - ?
Due 11/15: Two pages of fiction or two poems (both with dialogue, both typed)
Due 11/18: Memorized poem or short piece of fiction / Poetry Out Loud contest
Extra Credit? Read at the Lit Mag fundraiser on 11/18

1. Reading time
2. Good dialogue mimics real conversation ...
3. Freewrite #28: Write a conversation set in one of the following places: a hospital, a gas station, a football game (or pursue your NaNoWriMo project)
4. Re-visit Dialogue Rules
5. Pre-write #35: Say it with dialogue (2-4 lines of dialogue each): They couldn't agree; Dinner was wonderful / awful
6. Pre-write #36: Poem for Two Voices

Today's goal: I can punctuate dialogue correctly. I can use dialogue to Show, Don't Tell.
Unit goal: I can use dialogue to develop characters and move a plot forward.