Young scholars 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...

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 lesson...

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.

Learn strategies to help you edit your writing for correct punctuation.

Learn proofreading techniques to use in checking for correct punctuation. L.9-10.2 Cap/Punc/Spell

This site is dedicated to the importance of punctuation in writing. Find information about each punctuation mark, examples of bad punctuation, and links to punctuation videos and songs.

A grammar assessment for the high school student to practice recognizing and writing sentences with correct word use, punctuation and mechanics. Includes ten multiple choice questions that can be submitted to be scored and an essay...

This lesson engages young scholars in reading comprehension strategies related to high interest articles. Students will participate in reading aloud from various texts and analyzing punctuation in sentences. Young scholars will follow...

Need a quick refresher on proper punctuation? This easy to read guide covers common types of punctuation and provides examples. Included are links to practice sites.

This Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides practice with punctuating sentences.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will be able to edit an essay for correct punctuation of restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses and punctuation of contrasting expressions.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will be able to edit an essay for correct punctuation of restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses and punctuation of contrasting expressions.

Learn proofreading techniques to use in checking for correct punctuation, including correcting the comma splice.

An interactive tutorial that describes and defines basic punctuation patterns in the English language. Includes punctuation of phrase, clauses, and complete sentences.

Brief tutorial on how to use some of the most confusing punctuation marks: colon, semicolon, comma, dash, and the apostrophe.

This EnglishClub tutorial provides a comprehensive chart of punctuation marks and their respective purposes. Examples of the punctuation marks used in context are also provided.

This page discusses end of sentence punctuation with links to periods, exclamation marks, and question marks.

This is a non-graded punctuation practice in which student read passages with incorrect punction and then type each passage using the correct punctuation.

This reference site provides within-sentence punctuation. This site accompanies the Praxis Core Reading Test.

This EnglishClub tutorial reviews the purposes for punctuation. Several examples of punctuation in the context of sentences.

This lesson focuses on the roles of all of the punctuation marks; it provides a video, small practices in various sections, and a punctuation self-check.

Punctuation is the point of this lesson. You'll learn to put the right dots and squiggles in the appropriate places in your writing. You'll review the conventions of punctuation used in academic English. Then you will apply what you...

An explanation of the importance of punctuation and links to specific information on several different types of punctuation marks.

Links to 3 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard L.4.3b: Choose punctuation for effect.