WR073f
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Writing Standard 3.f - Level 7
Punctuate correctly using end punctuation, apostrophes, quotation marks, commas, semicolons, and colons.
Standard in Kid Friendly Language
Students will be able to put the correct punctuation into their sentences, paragraphs, and essays.
Standard Unwrapped
- KNOW the different punctuation marks
- KNOW correct use of each punctuation mark
- KNOW that punctuation helps readers understand what has been written
ABLE TO DO
- Student will be able to identify and use all punctuation marks.
- Student will be able to identify and correct errors in punctuation in sentences, paragraphs, or essays.
- Student will be able to write dialogue in a short story using correct punctuation.
Instructional Strategies
- Explicit Teaching
- set purpose for learning
- tell students what to do
- show students how to do it
- guide their hands-on application
- Lecture/structured overview
- Drill and practice
- Teacher-generated and professional activities/worksheets
- Cooperative Learning
- Games
Assessment Strategies
- Informal observation/assessment
- Formal assessment tools
- Cloze activities/worksheets that require students to fill in the blank with the correct punctuation mark
- Multiple choice/short answer quizzes/tests
- Daily Sentence Styling from Writing Alive
- Writing rubrics
Resources
- Writing Alive's Word Smiths for Life text
- Language Network grammar textbook
- Handouts: Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling
- The Question Mark Grammar and punctuation site with many links.
- Punctuation Marks Has both grammar and punctuation activities.
