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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Language Arts: Punctuation and Characterization

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students prepare for a test on punctuation and characterization by completing practice assignments. While completing the assignment, they note the difference between direct and indirect characterization and explain how punctuation...
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Lesson Plan
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Using Commas

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the many different uses of commas and will write tomorrow's date, correct the comma between city and state and correct a sentence together. They then put four objects on their desk in any order and write a sentence...
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Lesson Plan
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Commas

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore the use of commas. They demonstrate the correct use of commas within lists. Students participate in a listing activity. They discover how commas can assist a sentence in making sense. Students place commas in correct...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Fanboys

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore coordinating conjunctions in order to explore how to properly use them in compound sentences. The differences in structure between simple and compound sentences are analyzed.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Common Commas

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils write a sentence using three objects that they have in front of them. They identify where to place commas in their word series sentence, and read them outloud to the class.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Commas with Geographic Places

For Students 4th
In this punctuation worksheet, 4th graders focus on   the correct usage of commas.  Students study the given rules when to use commas with geographic locations.
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Lesson Plan
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Learning How To Use Commas

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the use of commas in sentences. In this usage lesson, students review a study sheet about commas. Students then complete a worksheet, inserting commas correctly in the sentences.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Quiz on Comma Usage

For Students 5th - 7th
In this punctuation activity, students complete an on-line interactive exercise in which the correct punctuation is inserted into three separate paragraphs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Commas and Semi-Colons

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use commas and semi-colons correctly in sentences. In this commas and semi-colons lesson plan, students review a study sheet in which they go over the basic rules of comma and semi-colon usage. Students then insert commas and...
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Worksheet
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Commas

For Students 5th - 6th
In these comma usage worksheets, students read the sentences and add commas into the sentences. Students place the commas in the boxes within the sentence and an x if no comma is needed.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Commas

For Students 4th - 5th
In these punctuation worksheets, learners review the definition of a comma and its uses in series and direct address. Students then complete three pages of activities for commas.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Using Commas in Your Writing

For Students 6th - 7th
In this commas worksheet, students complete three activities that help them follow the rules for comma usage to make their writing clear.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mechanics Help Using the Comma with Formal Letters

For Students 6th - 10th
For this worksheet, students analyze different parts of a letter and insert the appropriate punctuation including a comma, period, colon, question mark and semicolon.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comma in a Series

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice adding commas to a list or series. They are given a sentence and asked to fix the sentence by adding commas in the correct position.
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Activity
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Writing Concise Sentences

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Why write five paragraphs when you can say what you want to say in two? Learn how to make the most of your words and sentences to get your point across without being too wordy.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: A Gap Fill Exercise: Whatever Happened to the News

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this exercise, students read the article "Whatever Happened to the News?", and stop wherever boxes are provided to add commas if needed or small x if none is necessary. When finished, they check answers. Hints are also available. Java...
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Commas With Non Essential Elements

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on the use of commas in nonessential elements whether they are words, phrases, or clauses. Links to practice exercises are provided.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Commas: Exercise #2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Put in commas wherever they are needed in the ten sentences provided. Check your answers when you are done.
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Handout
University of Ottawa (Canada)

University of Ottawa Hyper Grammar: Quotation Marks

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Ottawa developed this site about quotation mark usage. Discusses using quotation marks to set off dialogue, titles, short works, and special terms. Also instructs learners in using quotation marks with other forms of...
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Savvas Learning

Pearson Longman: Sentence Resources for Writers: Commas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A grammar activity/assessment for the high school student on using commas correctly. With ten multiple choice questions that can be submitted to be scored and an essay question.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar Ii and Technical Writing: Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on capitalization and punctuation including links to practices and quizzes on capitalization, commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ninth Grade Lit and Comp: Grammar Ii and Technical Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to a unit on grammar and technical writing; it includes capitalization and punctuation. It provides links to several sites having to do with punctuation and capitalization rules.
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check: Top 6 Common Comma Problems (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The following comma issues are explained, along with corrections, on this infographic: comma splices, interrupters, serial commas, interchangeable adjectives, introductory words, and introductory dependent clauses.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Commas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This comma tutorial include 5 slideshows: 1. how and when to use or not use commas, 2. proper use of commas in coordinating clauses, 3. proper use of commas in lists, 4. proper use of commas in introductory phrases, and 5. proper use of...