1. Dialogue and Quotation Marks

2. This excerpt is taken from Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

3. What do you notice about the punctuation and conventions??

4. Indent and start a new line each time a new character speaks.
Basic Dialogue Rules
Indent and start a new line each time a new character speaks.
“Stop that!” she yelled.
“No!” her brother yelled back.

5. Put quotation marks around the words people SAY out loud.
Basic Dialogue Rules
Put quotation marks around the words people SAY out loud.
“Stop that!” she yelled.
“No!” her brother yelled back.

6. Capitalize the first word in a direct quotation.
Basic Dialogue Rules
Capitalize the first word in a direct quotation.
“Stop that!” she yelled.
“No!” her brother yelled back.

7. Put end punctuation marks INSIDE quotes (this is a sometimes rule)
Basic Dialogue Rules
Put end punctuation marks INSIDE quotes (this is a sometimes rule)
“Stop that!” she yelled.
“No!” her brother yelled back.

8. Basic Dialogue Rules
Separate the DIALOGUE TAG from the QUOTE with a comma and end with a period.
She said, “Hi! My name is Tanya.”
“My name is Aaron,” he replied.
COMMA
PERIOD
Dialogue Tag
QUOTE
COMMA
PERIOD
QUOTE
Dialogue Tag