Organize writing using structures appropriate for the topic, and meet the needs of the audience (e.g., If using an anecdote to provide an example, use chronological order with sufficient time signals for the reader to follow easily). 0801.3.7

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1. 12 Exercises for Improving Dialogue - from the Writer's Resource Center
2. Dialogue With a Purpose - how to create and handle dialogue
3. Dialogue Workshop - writing suggestions from Holly Lisle
4. Identifying the Parts of a Well-Organized Paragraph - online exercise
5. Improving Sentence Clarity - Strategies for improving the clarity of your sentences and your papers
6. Narrative and Dialogue - A Contrast In Writing Styles
7. Paragraph Writing Exercises - Select the organization quizzes
8. Persuasive Writing - the message must always be crafted to appeal to our audience's self-interest
9. The Five Paragraph Essay Wizard - Persuasive Essay and prompts [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
10. The Power of Persuasive Writing - a three week communication skills and interdisciplinary middle school Internet project. (a WebQuest)
11. Quiz - identify types of paragraphs - expository, narrative, persuasive, and descriptive
12. Quiz - match a prompt to narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive writing
13. Screen Writers Toolkit: Writing Dialogue - a blog assembled and contributed to by writers who are interested in developing the craft of screen writing [make sure you see the Tarrantino Exercise using the Yellow pages] [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
14. Which Writing? (6-8) Students choose an appropriate format for writing.
15. Writing Dialogue - This is a dialogue sheet which can be used to teach students to include the basic characteristics of good dialogue in their own writing. The form may be modified to include whatever characteristics the instructor desires.
16. Writing Exercises: Dialogue - suggestions and exercises from the successful author Stephen J. Cannell
    
    

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