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Paragraph Writing
Third graders receive Gummi hamburgers. They discuss parts and structure of a (real) hamburger. Students dissect the gummi hamburger and rearrange the pieces. Students discuss the problems that would be caused by this with a real...
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Language Arts: Writing Skills Development
Students improve writing skills by expanding their self-perceptions. Next, they develop idea lists for writing topics. Their ideas become the basis for a class newspaper. following the creation of a group composition, students write...
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
Learners explore and review punctuation. They discuss examples of poorly punctuated paragraphs and how it affects writing. Students describe the types of punctuation used for writing. They correctly punctuate a variety of sentences and...
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Macaroni Quotations
Third graders grasp the difficult concept of using quotations. This lesson uses a hands-on approach to assist students in mastering this skill in a fun and easy way! This clever lesson has students use elbow macaroni noodles to highlight...
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Language with Linguistic Legos
Students visualize and manipulate sentences as building blocks, and, given a key, use Legos™ to demonstrate how to construct sentences of variety (simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex).
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Find the Error: Apostrophe
Your emerging editors review a newspaper advertisement and hunt for the single grammatical error included. They identify what kind of mistake it is and circle that from a list of six possibilities. Grammatical errors may include:...
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Language Arts: Quotation Marks Practice
After reviewing the eight rules for using quotation marks, class members complete worksheets as independent practice and review how these punctuation marks change the meaning of a sentence. Additional worksheets are provided for homework.
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Comma Comments
Upper elementary and middle schoolers, in pairs, use PowerPoint to link a button to every comma within a piece of writing. The button links to a slide explaining why the comma was used. They present their slides to the class.
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Writing Conventions: Punctuation
First and second graders read the sentences and choose what type of sentence it is based on the punctuation.
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Punctuation Celebration
Second graders read the scrambled words and rewrite the sentences in order to make a complete sentence. They punctuate each sentence with a period.
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Parentheses
Point out the proper uses of parentheses with this informational handout! This resource explains how to use parentheses for side comments, numbers in a list, and citations of outside sources. Learners can read a series of examples for...
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Formula Sheet for Commas and Punctuation of Clauses
This handout illustrates the structure and appropriate punctuation for sentences that include independent and dependent clauses. It differentiates between coordinate and subordinate clauses. No exercises or questions are provided and the...
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Sentences
Review punctuation and the use of adverbs. Learners are guided through a discussion of the use of adverbs. They then talk about the correct use of a question mark, exclamation mark, and period in a series of sentences. The resource is...
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Punctuation
Discuss the use of commas in your class. Learners look at several sentences and identify the correct use of commas. This resource could be enriched with a greater variety of sentences to give learners a more complete experience.
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Learning Objective
Many people have trouble knowing how to use commas. This resource explores this concept. Learners can review the main rules regarding comma usage and answer pertinent questions.
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Statements and Questions
In this statements and questions worksheet, students rewrite 5 sentences using the correct capital letter and end punctuation. Answers are not given.
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Statements and Questions
In this ending mark learning exercise, students write the correct end punctuation for 10 statements and questions. Rules for punctuating statements and questions are provided.
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Statements and Questions
In this statements and questions worksheet, learners rewrite 6 sentences with a capital letter in the beginning and either a period or question mark.
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The Interrupted Quotation
In this interrupted quotation worksheet, students edit sentences for punctuation and correct quotation placement. Students complete this for 22 sentences.
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Choosing Punctuation
Students add punctuation to a short story with none. In this choosing punctuation activity, students correct the story individually, adding punctuation as they think it is necessary. Students share their corrections with a small group...
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First Grade English/Language Arts Test
In this language learning exercise, students complete multiple choice questions about punctuation, forms of sentences, nouns, and more. Students complete 30 questions.
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Fifth Grade English/Language Arts Test
In this language worksheet, 5th graders complete multiple choice questions about punctuation, sentence structure, word order, and more. Students complete 30 questions.
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Lesson on Run-on Sentences
In this lesson plan on run-on sentences worksheet, 7th graders read the explanation and examples of sentence construction and punctuation, then rewrite 10 sentences correctly.
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Run-on Sentences
Second graders practice using punctuation in run-on sentences. In this punctuation mini-lesson, 2nd graders listen to the book Punctuation Takes a Vacation. They read their own sentences and try to find where they end.