Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective by David Biedrzycki Objective: Explore and use language for different contexts, such as dialogue.

Activity:

1. Explain to students that when characters are speaking in stories, their statements should be in quotes.

2. Tell students that quotes are input at the beginning and at the end of the character’s words.

3. Write an example of dialogue on the board: “I am reading a story,” said Susan to her mother. Explain to students that the word SAID indicates that Susan spoke the words “I AM READING A STORY” in a conversation with her mother.

4. Explain to students that other words that signify that a character is speaking include: exclaimed, shouted, cried, roared, blurted, etc…

5. Tell students that if the author of a story tells us something about a character then quotes are not necessary. 6. Write an example on the board: Susan sat on her bed and read. This statement is not in quotes because the character did not say it.

7. Read the e-book, Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective by David Biedrzycki together aloud.

8. Tell students that the first time Scratch speaks he says: “I have a big problem, detective. I’m missing a lot of money I owe to a bank,” said Scratch.

9. Tell students to write down three more statements that Scratch makes throughout the e-book, Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective by David Biedrzycki.