Grade 4 · Reading · Lesson 28

Read Dialogues with Expression

Dialogue is the conversation between characters in a story or script. To read it with expression, you must first understand how each character feels. Look for clues in the words they use, the situation they are in, and any speech tags the writer has included.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify the emotion or tone of each line of dialogue from context clues
2Read dialogue aloud using appropriate volume, pace, and expression
3Sort dialogue lines into emotional tone categories

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