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Dialog Does Not Have to Be Boring

Have you ever read really boring dialog in a book? You know, like this:

    “Jane,” said Tarzan, “have you ever noticed how much the monkeys love me?”
     “Yes, Tarzan, I noticed it,” said Jane. “In fact, one is climbing on you right now.”
     Tarzan scratched his head. “He’s pulling on my ear. Isn’t that cute?”
     Jane smiled up at the little scamp. She raised her hand to pet his furry back. “You know, Tarzan, I think he’s my favorite one. What should we call him?”
     “I know!” said Tarzan. “Let’s call him Scamp!”
     “Why, Tarzan! That’s just the name I was thinking of!” said Jane.

Yuk! How boring. But why? Why is that dialog boring?

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROMPTS

Allan G. Odell saved his company from ruin and made it quite popular.

How did he do it?

In the 1920s, a new shaving product was born called Burma-Shave. It was different from other shaving creams because, now, men didn’t have to lather up some cream or soap with a brush and apply it to their faces for a shave. They simply used this new cream that came in a tube. But the product did not catch on. The company was in trouble.

Then along came Allan Odell with a brilliant marketing scheme.

SHARON’S BLOG

It’s summer. A sweet breeze of relief flows through the family tree and tickles the leaves. You hear a child giggle.

But you’ve worked hard on this year’s writing classes, and you want to make sure that your children’s writing skills don’t completely deteriorate during summer vacation. What can you do?

Summer is fun, and your children’s summertime writing activities can be fun for them and for you as well. Otherwise, it’s not really summer!

The most important feature of writing in summer is

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