2. Dialogue
Writing a script to develop dialogue
Creating a Scene to Create Dialogue for a Short Story or Memoir
[This scene took place last summer on 63rd Street under the El on a Friday afternoon. My friends and I walked down the street. We heard a siren and we went out into the street to see what was up. All of a sudden, a car whipped out of Drexel Avenue and turned to come at us. But it was going all over the street. The next thing we saw was a cop car with lights blinking, siren going. The car was running away, going all over the place.]
HANK: [jumping out of the way] Hey, get out of the street! Look out! That driver crazy!
GERALD: Watch out! He coming at us!
SNAKE: We outta here.
[The car slammed into one of the posts for the El. Blam! Big crash. The cop car stops about 40 feet behind the crashed car. A cop jumped out with is gun drawn. He crept nearer to the crashed car. The cop looked at us.]
COP: You kids, get outta here. This guy has a gun. He isn’t afraid to use it.
HANK: He look dead from here.
COP: What is he doing?
HANK: Ain’t doin’ nothin’ ‘cept bleedin’
COP: Is he bleeding bad?
HANK: Yeah. Look like his face hit the windshield.
COP: Okay. You keep an eye on him from there. Yell if he moves.
[The cop crept to the side of the car. He stood up slowly with his gun pointed at the dude’s head. . . . ]
Example adapted from George Hillocks, Jr. Narrative Writing
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3. Computer lab 223: Work on your short story or memoir.
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