Select vivid words to strengthen a description (adjective or adverb) within a writing sample or passage. SPI 0801.3.8

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1. 12 Exercises for Improving Dialogue - from the Writer's Resource Center
2. Adjective or Adverb - exercise 1 [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
3. Adjective or Adverb - exercise 2 [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
4. Dialogue With a Purpose - how to create and handle dialogue
5. Dialogue Workshop - - writing suggestions from Holly Lisle
6. Narrative and Dialogue - A Contrast In Writing Styles
7. Persuasive Writing - the message must always be crafted to appeal to our audience's self-interest
8. The Five Paragraph Essay Wizard - Persuasive Essay and prompts [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
9. The Power of Persuasive Writing - a three week communication skills and interdisciplinary middle school Internet project. (a WebQuest)
10. Power Proofreading - Choose 8th grade then select; Interviews with Ingrid, or any one of the mixed practice exercises.
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 page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
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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