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Activity
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Commas After Introductions Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with adding commas to introductory phrases in sentences.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: On Track English I Writing: Editing

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
This site offers links to each section of Writing, Module 8, Lessons 1-9 and Practices 1-3. Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions; spell correctly; and edit drafts for...
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Grammar and Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a grammar reference for students. The rules for using dashes, commas, semicolons, coordinating conjunctions, and conjunctive adverb are included. Topics including subject-verb agreement, how to proofread, and twelve...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Punctuation Practice

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students have a tough time differentiating between punctuation marks when writing and especially when reading. It is important that we give students explicit instruction on punctuation to allow them to become more fluent in using them...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Write the Room Punctuation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Using a "Write the Room" activity to identify punctuation motivates students to practice this new skill. Students will place punctuation marks in the proper place using clues from signs around the room. Included is a video of the...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Who Stole the Cookies From the Cookie Jar?

For Teachers K - 1st
The ability to identify letters, sounds, words, sentences, and punctuation can help students become better readers. This lesson utilizes the book "Who Stole the Cookies" for a variety of activities. Included are printable worksheets,...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: No Nonsense Grammar Collection

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
In this No Nonsense Grammar Collection, students explore a range of commonly taught grammar principles for elementary and middle schoolers with these short, fun videos and activities. From the difference between dependent and independent...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Strategies for Editing: Practice 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that teaches students about editing their writing in four mini-lessons: Introduction, Avoiding Coma Catastrophes, Placing Quotation Marks, Apostrophes, Em Dashes Like a Pro, and and Putting It All Together.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that teaches students about the rules of punctuation in six mini-lessons: Introduction, Terminal Punctuation, The Common Comma, Apostrophes and Quotation Marks, Semicolons, and Your Turn.
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Professional Doc
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Teaching Colons in Context

For Students 9th - 10th
A teaching resource with lesson plans, handouts, and three videos demonstrating how to teach colons with mentor sentences.
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Professional Doc
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Teaching Apostrophes in Context

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teaching resource with lesson plans, handouts, and two videos demonstrating how to teach apostrophes in context with mentor sentences.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Strategies for Editing: Practice 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning module that teaches students about editing strategies in five mini-lessons: Introduction, Spelling Spectacularly, Capitalizing Confidently, Punctuating Perfectly, and Putting It All Together.
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Handout
English Plus+

Grammar Slammer: Quotation Marks in Direct Quotations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site discusses what direct quotations are and how to use them.
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Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Colon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Instructional resource providing notes and examples on the rules of using the colon, including two forms of presentations as well as a quiz where students can apply their understanding of colon usage.
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Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Ellipsis

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Instructional resource providing notes and examples on the rules of using the ellipsis. A quiz link is provided.
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Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Bracket

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Instructional resource providing notes and examples on the rules of using brackets.
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Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Slash or Virgule

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Instructional resource providing notes and examples on the rules of using a slash, also called a virgule, slant or solidus.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Quiz on Comma Usage

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This punctuation quiz requires the student to insert necessary commas before comparing his or her version to the possible answers.
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Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Period

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent resource detailing the uses and rules of the grammatical element "the period." Also includes information about the period in sentences, quotation marks, parentheses, and abbreviations.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Using Commas With Introductory Phrases

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This online quiz from the Capital Community College is tightly focused on commas and introductory phrases. Ten questions ask the reader to insert commas where necessary, then check the sentence against the website's version. Vocabulary...
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Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A treasure of grammar and writing information. Index links broken down to sentence level, paragraph level, and essay level. Site also contains PDF samples of business writing and research papers, PowerPoint presentations, interactive...
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Handout
Grammar Tips

Grammar Tips: A Hyphen Is Not a Dash

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource presents an explanation of the difference between a dash and a hyphen. Discusses the difference between an "n" and "m" dash and how to form each using a word processor.
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Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abbreviations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A very competent look at how to use abbreviations in their proper context. This site also examines the proper use of abbreviations with titles, numbers and phrases.
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Handout
The Tongue Untied

The Tongue Untied: Colon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
What is a colon and how is it used properly in your writing? This site gives examples of proper usage.