Page 92 - Grade 5 - unit 1

Narrative Writing Interactive Lessons

Writing Narratives:
Dialogue and
Description

Elaboration Good dialogue in a narrative sounds natural and
expresses the personalities and feelings of the characters who are
speaking. Dialogue can make your narrative more realistic.

Brad drafted a narrative in which two or more characters
provoke a reaction in each other. Later, he changed some words to
make the dialogue sound more natural. Use the Writing Checklist
below as you revise your writing.

Revised Draft

Writing Checklist “Writing history skits is a blast!”
“You will enjoy writing skits,” said Ms. Ghose,
Elaboration
Did I choose words the fifth-grade social studies teacher.
that make events and “In your dreams,”
feelings clear?
“I don’t think I will like it much,” muttered
Development
Does the dialogue have Evan as he sat down with his group. He could
a natural flow?
see that he would have to be the leader.
Do the speakers' words
reveal their traits?

Purpose
Does the dialogue
reveal a problem or
conflict?

Organization
Do the words of one
speaker cause a reaction
in another?

Conventions
Did I use correct
spelling, grammar, and
punctuation?

108 ELA W.5.3a, W.5.3b, W.5.5, W.5.10