<p> Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective by David Biedrzycki Objective: Explore and use language for different contexts, such as dialogue.</p><p>Activity: </p><p>1. Explain to students that when characters are speaking in stories, their statements should be in quotes. </p><p>2. Tell students that quotes are input at the beginning and at the end of the character’s words.</p><p>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. </p><p>4. Explain to students that other words that signify that a character is speaking include: exclaimed, shouted, cried, roared, blurted, etc…</p><p>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.</p><p>7. Read the e-book, Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective by David Biedrzycki together aloud. </p><p>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.</p><p>9. Tell students to write down three more statements that Scratch makes throughout the e-book, Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective by David Biedrzycki.</p>