SFWA#2: PEER REVIEW 1.Exchange rubric and assignment with a partner. 2.Read through their character sketch without marking their paper. 3.Answer the 3 peer response questions. 4.Return the papers to the author and have a mini-conference. 5.Pass SFWA#2 and “The Necklace” worksheet to the front of the row to be collected.

NOUN – NAME OF A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA. Noun Forms The Noun Phrase – a group of words that functions as a unit within in the sentence.  Examples:  the apple tree  a car  the house SingularPluralSingular Possessive Plural Possessive catcatscat’scats’ horsehorseshorse’shorses’ Determiner – signaler/marker a this an that the these those Possessive pronouns

PRACTICE Underline the noun phrases in the following sentences. Circle the headwords. 1.The students rested after their long trip. 2.Our new neighbors across the hall became our best friends. 3.Mickey’s roommate studies in the library on rainy weekends.

DIALOGUE How to properly punctuate the words your characters speak.

THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN WRITING DIALOGUE Write it as realistically as possible. Make it clear who is speaking when. Do not give too much information or unrealistic information in dialogue. Keep the conversation moving. Make it as easy to read as possible.

EDIT FOR DIALOGUE & SENTENCE ERRORS

“THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME” BY RICHARD CONNELL Worked for his father’s newspaper Harvard University - Journalism Served in WWI Many short stories became films