CREATING+REALISTIC+DIALOGUE

Working with a partner, create a dramatic scene, using meaningful dialogue between two or more characters to capture the key ideas in Gerard Jones' book,
 * ASSIGNMENT:**

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//Killing Monsters.// After reading Chapters 1 - 6, identify the most important ideas from the book that deserve discussion, exploration and critique. Working with a partner, create two or more characters and a plausible situation or context where a dialogue about children, media, aggression and violence might occur. Place the most important, problematic or interesting ideas from the book into a real-world context using dialogue to make the characters, situation and the ideas come alive. You may want to review an article on [|writing effective dialogue].

1. The characters and situation are well-developed, complex and authentic and the reader can visualize the human beings represented in the dialogue. 2. The dialogue makes use of the most important, problematic or interesting ideas from Chapters 1 - 6. 3. The dialogue uses the conventions of narrative drama, including the three-act structure (setup, conflict, resolution). 4. The writer uses scene headings, action, character names and dialogue to depict the scene.
 * Criteria for Evaluation**


 * Teams**
 * Superman VERSUS Mom:** By Aaron Wolf and Cassandra Butkowski
 * The Knights of Cedar Hill:** By Blake Neal and Sasha White
 * Hitting:** By Danielle Townsend and Daniel Yi
 * Parent-Teacher Conference:** By Stacey Rand and Matt Geiger
 * Violence as a Means to Explore Power:** By Anjelica Orloff and Robert Weir
 * Law and Order: Special Victims Unit** By Mark Robinson and Kelly Reed
 * Operation Break Up:** By Alexis Berry and Earl Shields
 * The Magic Wand:** By Brendan Reynolds and MArjorie Thomas
 * Playing Clone Wars:** Stephanie Hudson and August Navarro
 * King Arthur's Battle:** By Caitlin Gainsborg and John Infante
 * Parental Choices:** By Christin St. Pierre