Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Question Mark

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Rules and examples for using question marks correctly in sentences.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: End of Sentence Punctuation

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This page discusses end of sentence punctuation with links to periods, exclamation marks, and question marks.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Separation Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website provides information about how to use separation punctuation. There is a video clip [0:47] on why periods go inside quotation marks, and a second video clip [1:07] showing the effects of using too many exclamation points.
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Question Mark

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow lesson discusses the question mark: its purpose, rules and examples for its use, and common errors in usage.
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The Tongue Untied

The Tongue Untied: Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site features a punctuation practice exercise. Students have an opportunity to test their punctuation knowledge when they visit this interactive resource.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Punctuation Commas and End Marks

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Play Hangman as you recall the basic types of sentences and punctuation marks. Great fun!
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TESL Journal

Activities for Esl Students: Periods, Question Marks & Exclamation Marks

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Focus students' understanding of punctuation with this language arts skill-building site. Explore the usage of periods, questions marks and exclamation marks through this interactive activity that ask students to read a sentence and...
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Game: Question Marks Game 1

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
An interactive game where students can practice identifying questions while helping a turtle named Zed collect tools in order to build something in his shed. Each time the question mark is placed next to the sentence asking a question,...
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Game: Question Marks Game 1

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
An interactive game where students can practice identifying questions while helping a turtle named Zed collect tools in order to build something in his shed. Each time the question mark is placed next to the sentence asking a question,...
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Other

Super Teacher Worksheets: Punctuation: Period and Question Mark [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This PDF gives a simple definition of a period and question mark, an example of when to use each type of punctuation and then has thirteen simple sentences for students to practice their skills of identifying what type of ending...
Interactive
Turtle Diary

Turtle Diary: Sentence Structure Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A collection of games for students to work on forming sentences. These games give students strategies for sentence formation.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Punctuation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to punctuation and focuses on question marks and periods at the ends of sentences.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Ending Punctuation

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Developed for first grade students to review ending punctuation marks:., ?, and ! Activotes are used at the end to test understanding. Students learn the correct terms for telling, asking, and...
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Period

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Rules and examples for using a period correctly at the end of a sentence.
Handout
Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Exclamation Mark

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the Capital Community College contains information regarding the use and misuse of the exclamation mark, along with examples.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Quotations and Commas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
During this lesson students will have the opportunity to learn the proper way to use quotations and commas. They will view information on the Internet and participate in online activities to help them master this concept.