Mr. Griot reviews dialogue and the types of punctuation that are commonly used when writing it.

Mr. Griot reviews the rough draft he wrote about baseball. Then he uses a rubric to evaluate his work. Once he edits and corrects the paper, he writes a final copy of the research report about baseball.

Mr. Griot reviews the comma and the many ways it is used to punctuate common sentences.

Mr. Griot reviews the elements of a newspaper article. Then he uses the proofreading checklist and identifies and corrects errors.

Mr. Griot works to revise, edit, and add details to a personal narrative. He then models writing the final copy of a personal narrative.

Mr. Griot works to create his own fable. Then he edits the story and creates a final copy of the fable.

Mr. Griot describes how to revise a nonfiction expository writing essay.

“End Punctuation” discusses the period, exclamation point, and question mark and explains when to use each type of end punctuation mark.

Mr. Griot models using rubrics and checklists to self-evaluate and edit the rough draft of his informative essay.

Mr. Griot models how to use a rubric to revise the first draft of his biography and how to use the proofreading checklist to proofread and edit his writing.

Mr. Griot explains the four types of sentences and their end marks of punctuation. He also points out some ways to identify each in when reading and writing.

Mr. Griot teaches the elements of a simple sentence. He also explains the process of joining simple sentences with a coordinating conjunction to create a compound sentence.

Mr. Griot explains the uses of three new marks of punctuation: dashes, parentheses, and ellipses.

Mr. Griot reviews the correct placement of quotation marks when writing direct quotes.

Mr. Griot hosts a game show which practices using parentheses, dashes, and ellipses correctly.

“Questions and Statements” explains questions and statements, giving several examples of each.

Stephanie Burt is a literary critic and poet at Harvard University. In this video, she introduces and reads a poem from her latest book "We Are Mermaids," which features a blend of imaginative elements with real-world identities. The...

Citing Sources: Internet Website shows how to cite an Internet source by writing the correct citation for a provided website using correct capitalization and punctuation.

Citing Sources: Book with Multiple Authors shows how to cite a print source when provided with the title, authors, publication, and copyright information by writing the correct citation for a book with more than one author using correct...

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Miss Palomine introduces the three types of punctuation that are used at the end of sentences; the period, the question mark and the exclamation point. She then gives examples of where they are used and the type of sentence that each...

This video teaches kids the three most important parts to being a fluent reader: just-right speed, accurately reading the story, and expression through feeling and punctuation. These videos are educational videos and lessons for kids....

Conventions of English demonstrates how to use conventions of English by writing sentences using correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

Bibliography teaches how to create a bibliography page that includes citations for sources used to research an assigned topic using correct format, capitalization, and punctuation.