Dialogue and Quotation Marks
Learn how to use commas with dialogue
Practice separating dialogue from the rest of a sentence
Understand the purpose of punctuation in writing
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
— Proverbs 16:24 (WEB)Our words are important, just like how we write them down matters
Gather students in a circle and explain that today we're learning how commas help us write dialogue correctly
Commas help separate the person speaking from what they're saying. When someone speaks in a sentence, we use commas to show where the dialogue starts and ends.
Students will practice adding commas to dialogue sentences using colored sticky notes
Simpler: Provide pre-marked sentences with comma locations
Challenge: Create more complex dialogue sentences to punctuate
Review what we learned about commas in dialogue
Dear Jesus, help us communicate clearly and kindly with others.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how to add dialogue to our own stories!
“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”
— Proverbs 16:24 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Act out the sweetness of kind words
Second graders are learning the mechanics of punctuating dialogue
Remembering to place commas inside quotation marks
Consistent placement of commas in dialogue sentences