Type 4
Dialogue Prompt
Summary: You and your family are living in Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) for a
year because of your parent’s work. While you were at the beach, wild
animals came into your house and destroyed it! You must explain to the
police what happened to your house in detail to file a police report.
Be sure to include where the animals are, what animals are in the rooms, and
what the animals are doing.
Form: A narrative using dialogue.
Writer’s Perspective: You will write as yourself or from the perspective of
a character.
Purpose: Your goal in this writing assignment is to use dialogue to tell a
story.
Focus Correction Areas:
• 6 dialogue tags
• 3-5 animals
• 2-4rooms
• 3-4 pieces of furniture
• 3-4 action verbs to describe how the animals have destroyed the house
All the members of your group should have equal speaking parts so think about
how you would explain the situation and how the police would ask questions,
clarify any misunderstandings, and propose a solution to the problem.
