WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a gossip session between two friends which suddenly turns very serious.
How can you use dialogue and speech tags to convey the change of tone?
Gerbil Gossip
Gerbil 1: “jip!”__
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_(Human is late! I hunger!)_
Gerbil 2: _*_sniff sniff sniff* “jip jip!”__
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_(I smell something good!)_
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Gerbil 1: *sniff sniff sniff sniff* “jip”__
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_(I don’t smell anything.)_
Gerbil 2: “jip jip jip.”__
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_(Human always makes me crave sunflower seeds.)_
Gerbil 1: “jip jip!”__
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_(And you always try to take mine!)_
Gerbil 2: “jip!”
_(It’s mine!)_
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Gerbil 1:_ _“jip jip jip?! jipjipjip jip jipjip jip.”
_(How is mine yours?! Human always extends two sunflower seeds at the same time on different hands.)_
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Both gerbils suddenly turn towards the sound of human footsteps.
“Cutie pies! Are you chirping because you want a snack?”
The human extends two sunflower seeds in between forefinger and thumb of each hand.
Gerbil 2: “**JIP JIP JIP!**”__
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_(_**_MINE MINE MINE!_**_)_
Gerbil 1: “**JIP! JIP JIP JIP!**”__
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_(_**_UGH! STOP PUSHING ME!_**_)_
