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Handout
Syracuse City School District

Capitalization and Punctuation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How many of the pupils in your language arts class can differentiate between a colon and a semicolon? Clarify common conventions, including end punctuation, proper capitalization, and sentence structure, with a series of helpful grammar...
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Organizer
Mama's Learning Corner

Correct and Incorrect Punctuation Table

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Practice punctuation as well as capitalization with a straightforward grammar exercise. Learners determine if several sentences use proper grammar or not and then write a sentence using correct capitalization and grammar.
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Lesson Plan
Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program

A Mini lesson on Semicolons

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" serves as an exemplar for a mini-lesson on semicolons. Working alone or in small groups, class members first circle all the semicolons in the letter, and then consider how this...
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eBook
Open Oregon Educational Resources

Conventions 101: A Functional Approach to Teaching (and Assessing!) Grammar and Punctuation

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Let's eat kids. Let's eat, kids. Commas make a difference! Conventions 101: A Functional Approach to Teaching (and Assessing!) Grammar and Punctuation explains ways to teach the importance and use of conventions. Learners take part in...
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PPT
Curated OER

Mechanics Mania

For Teachers 4th
As part of test prep, or a way to cement writing skills, this presentation would be superb. Students often have trouble with capitalization rules and commas. Coverage of mechanics uses well-thought-out examples.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Proofreading: Lesson 2

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Identify and develop strategies for proofreading with your class. They read and identify the grammar rules for capitalization, end punctuation, and commas, correct errors as a class, and complete three worksheets. This resource includes...
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Desegregation at Central High

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the desegregation at Central High in Little Rock, AR. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

New York English Language Arts Test: Grade 6

For Students 6th
This comprehensive end-of-year language arts test requires that sixth-graders demonstrate their listening, writing, grammar, spelling, and punctuation skills. It includes 9 essay/short answer questions; however, the story, "A Winning...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Punctuation and Capital Letters

For Students K - 5th
Here is a writing worksheet that has learners review and discuss the importance of correctly-using capital letters. They  write two sentences that begin with a capital letter, and share them with a partner. A good worksheet!
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - First Hot-Air Balloon

For Students 3rd - 8th
Daily practice develops skills! Use this half-sheet to help learners correct grammatical errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Today's topic is a hot-air balloon flight. 
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Japan's "Coming of Age Day"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Japan's coming of age is the background for this practice sheet. Pupils correct mistakes in a short paragraph. There are errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. 
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - William Penn

For Students 3rd - 8th
Who was William Penn? Learn about him while correcting grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph. There are errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - The Pig

For Students 3rd - 8th
Everyone loves pigs! Give this short, half-sheet editing practice to your middle schoolers to develop editing skills while they read about popular pig movies. They search for errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Ohio, the 17th State

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Grand Canyon National Park

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Whopping Crane

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Sousa Marches

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing learning exercise, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about John Philip Sousa. The errors range from punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Hiroshima Bombing

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Hiroshima bombing. The errors range from punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Ogden Nash's Humorous Verse

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing learning exercise, learners correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the noted American poet Ogden Nash. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - President Nixon Resigns

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about President Nixon and his resignation. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Voting Rights Act of 1965

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The errors range from grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Miranda Rights

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Miranda Rights. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - George H.W. Bush

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing activity, students correct grammatical errors in a short paragraph about George H. W. Bush. The errors range from punctuation, spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
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Activity
Education World

Every Day Edit - Donald Duck

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Donald Duck. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

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