Dialogue Exercise: Remember, this assignment needs to be at least a paragraph long, but no longer than one page. Be sure to use MLA format.
• Find a place with lots of people talking.
• Record (type) a conversation.
• You cannot be a part of the conversation.
• No fiction, except for the names in the conversation.
• You cannot be a part of the essay or intrude into the
conversation. The purpose is to practice point of view. Be a FLY on
the WALL. • Your audience is your instructor and classmates (audience should not be
aware of the writer in the paragraph).• No formal introduction or conclusion.
• Describe the characters and the mood of the conversation.
• Describe the characters’ actions.
• Describe setting where the conversation is taking place and other
necessary details that will help your audience envision this
conversation.• Indent with each change in speaker.
• Do not put long paragraphs (several sentences) into one quote.
• Refer to pages 101 and 103-104 for examples and uses of quotation marks.
• Keep in paragraph form. It does NOT need to resemble a play.
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