Punctuating Dialogue with Quotation Marks: A Bundle of Practice Activities

Do you students misuse quotation marks when trying to add dialogue to their stories? Would you like to teach them the punctuation rules for writing with dialogue? If so, this bundle contains a variety of activities that should help you achieve your goal.

This dialogue bundle has everything you need to keep your students engaged as you teach them how to punctuate dialogue. Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year!

What's included... To gain a better idea of everything included, please check out the individual previews for each resource:

71-slide PowerPoint

• Ideal for introducing this topic to students!
• Three dialogue rules are introduced.
  • Quotation marks enclose the words that the character said.
  • Use a tag at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the dialogue.
  • Use the correct punctuation for writing dialogue.

• 15 practice slides where students convert speech bubbles to written dialogue
• You have my permission to convert this to Google Slides, if you wish.
• It comes with a matching 4-page companion handout (The companion handout includes both a printable version and a Google Slides version.)

Worksheets and Writing Craftivity

• Features gifts with tags
• 2 worksheets where dialogue that must be punctuated
• Use the worksheet answers to assemble the craftivity.

24 Task Cards

• Short-Answer Format
• Students read the speech bubble and write it as a complete sentence with proper dialogue punctuation.
• You get to choose whether to use the printable version, the Google Slides version, the Google Forms version, or the Easel version.

Worksheet

• You get to choose whether to use the printable version or the Easel version.

Partner Play Script (Check the bonus file preview.)

• This item is exclusive to this bundle.
• Students read the script with a partner.
• Students work together to rewrite one character's lines with proper dialogue punctuation.

Here's what teachers like you have to say about using these writing-dialogue activities with their students:

⭐️ Jennifer Z. said, "This was a game changer for my students when it comes to punctuating dialogue. I like the variety of activities and practice this resource provides!"

⭐️ Jane D. said, "This was a great resource to use to have students practice writing dialogue! I definitely saw a transfer from this resource to within their writing. Thank you for creating an effective resource that allowed my students to practice writing dialogue!"

⭐️ Carmen B. said, "This really helped drill the rules for punctuating dialogue into my students. I see them applying the conventions more consistently. Wish I had used it earlier on it the year!"

⭐️ Miss Fitz said, "This activity was highly engaging and easy to use with my students with learning disabilities. Having the visuals and a fun "graphic organizer" was what my students needed to get them hooked into writing dialogue. This was a good writing resource, but was also beneficial for teaching my students to better identify dialogue while reading."

⭐️ Caitlyn S. said, "Oh boy! Punctuating/using dialogue correctly is HARD for 3rd graders and I was feeling very overwhelmed with trying to teach it. This resource was very thorough and provided students with so many opportunities to practice their dialogue. The PowerPoint was great to use throughout the week, and the task cards and worksheets were great for some practice. Since using this, I've seen my students improve with using dialogue in their writing!"

Please note: The PowerPoint cannot be edited due to the copyright requirements made by the contributing artists (clip art, font, background).

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