Punctuation, Mechanics, Writing Conventions
| Apostrophes | | Commas | | Quotation Marks | | Semicolons | | Practice with Multiple Punctuation Marks |
Apostrophes
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Capitalization
In this unit, students learn and practice capitalizing names of cities, states, countries, streets, buildings, bridges, and geographical places around the theme of Washington, D.C. This lesson is designed for grades 3-5 and could be modified for any city.
Online practice, slide presentations, and worksheets for upper elementary and middle school.
Commas
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Quotation Marks
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Semicolons
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Practice with Multiple Punctuation Marks
These aren't traditional punctuation marks, but they do suggest a writing activity. After reading this informational text, students might brainstorm other writing situations that traditional punctuation doesn't address well. They could invent a punctuation mark of their own and write a paragraph to justify its existence.
This printable infographic lists the punctuation marks and their uses. Good for a bulletin board or as a reference handout. Adobe Reader required for access.
Students search for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors in a work sheet about famous African-Americans. Designed for grades 3-8.
Students take on the roles of different words and punctuation and work collaboratively to create a complete sentence using correct parts of speech, word order, and punctuation. Students progress from simple sentences to more complex sentences. This lesson is designed for grade 4.
Students read a news article about punctuation in text messages and then respond to discussion questions.
This series of podcasts provides "quick and dirty tips" for specific writing issues. Since the target audience is the general public, preview to make sure the podcast is appropriate for your classroom.
Explanation and downloadable poster, infographic.
Central to this teacher's article is the "Holistic Punctuation Chart" that approaches punctuation by purpose.
Explanations, worksheets with answer keys, interactive quizzes. This site is designed for college students but is appropriate for high school and possibly middle school.