W.3.3.b: Use dialogue and description in stories.

Official text

Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.

What it means for your child

Your child uses dialogue and describes actions, thoughts and feelings to bring characters to life.

Try it at home

1. Ask your child to add one line of dialogue to their story.
2. Ask, 'Instead of saying she was scared, what did she do?'
3. Act out a scene and write down what each character says.