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Revising Improving Your Writing

Read Aloud 🟪 Read your first draft aloud. Decide if the play moves along smoothly and clearly from beginning to end. See if any parts should be cut out or if anything needs to be added. Pay attention to each line. Put a check next to any lines that you want to rewrite.

Write Dialogue 🟪 Dialogue is what your characters say to each other. You want them to sound like real people talking. Listen to how your family, friends, and other people talk, and use the words they use. Which of these lines sounds more real?

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