In your own words, list and define the following literary terms to the best of your ability:

•Plot•Irony•Dialogue•Dialect

I will be able to define dialogue and dialect and identify examples of this literary element by taking notes, synthesizing the notes into my own words, and completing a practice activity.

Learning Goal

Note Taking Format

TERM

NameDate

PeriodNOTES MY TRANSLATION

Literary Term

(You will record your notes in this column) (You will record your translation in this column)

Short Story Unit

Literary Term: Dialogue

Dialogue is a conversation between or among characters in a literary work.

Dialogue is usually set off by quotation marks, and a new paragraph indicates a change of speaker.

EXAMPLE: “Do you want to go to the movies this weekend?” asked Jane.“No thanks. I have loads of homework to do,” I replied sullenly.

Why would an author use dialogue?– to reveal character traits and relationships (indirect characterization)– To advance the action of the plot and develop the conflict– To add variety, color, and realism to narratives (stories)

Translate the notes you just took on Dialogue into your

own words.

(2 Minutes)

Literary Term: Dialect

Dialect is a way of speaking that is common to people of a region or group.

The words, pronunciations, and grammar of a dialect differ from those of the standard form of a language.

Why would an author use dialect?– To reveal the story’s setting, to make settings more vivid, and to add

realism to narratives (stories)– to reveal character traits and relationships (indirect characterization)

Translate the notes you just took on Dialect into your

own words.

(2 Minutes)

Practice Activity: Identifying and Analyzing Examples

For each of the clips, you will answer the following questions:

1. How many dialects are presented in this clip? Where do they originate from?

2. How does dialect and dialogue add variety and realism to the narrative (story)?

3. What does the dialogue and dialect tell us about the characters and/or culture represented?

Clip #1: Dialect

Clip #2: Dialogue and Dialect

How do dialects form?

For the final clip, you will answer these following questions:1. What is the name of the dialect being studied?

2. Why or how did this dialect form or begin?

3. How does this dialect represent the culture and history of Hawaii as a region of the United States?

Clip #3: Where do different dialects come from?

Exit ReflectionIn your own words, define dialogue and

dialect and explain why an author would choose to use these literary devices in their writing.