Syracuse City School District
Capitalization and Punctuation
How many of the pupils in your language arts class can differentiate between a colon and a semicolon? Clarify common conventions, including end punctuation, proper capitalization, and sentence structure, with a series of helpful grammar...
Curated OER
Spanish Punctuation & Capitalization
Grammar rules in all languages, but that doesn't mean it's the same from English to Spanish. This informational webpage describes the similarities and differences between English and Spanish for the following: periods, commas, question...
Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program
A Mini lesson on Semicolons
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" serves as an exemplar for a mini-lesson on semicolons. Working alone or in small groups, class members first circle all the semicolons in the letter, and then consider how this...
San José State University
Possessive Apostrophes
A great review of possesive nouns and how to add apostrophes. Clearly demonstrating where to place the apostrophe for different nouns, the resource also notes some tricky exceptions. Reinforce the concept with a little practice putting...
Curated OER
When Finished With Writing Check For
There are no tasks attached to this link. However, this resource could be used to help young writers remember what to look for as they edit their work. They check for capitals, understanding, punctuation, and spelling. As they check...
Calloway County Schools
Dialogue Rules, Worksheet, and Writing Assignment
Punctuating dialogue properly can be tricky, but your pupils can become punctuation masters with practice. This resource includes an explanatory page that describes the rules of writing dialogue and provides examples. On the second page,...
Curated OER
Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences
What kind of sentence is it? This can be a complex subject, so don't compound the difficulty by skipping over the topic! It's simple, just have your class read and go over the information here and then complete the included exercise.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
University of Ottawa: End Punctuation
Resourceful site which includes information about periods, question marks, and exclamation marks. Also provides examples and addresses abbreviation rules for periods.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: End of Sentence Punctuation
This page discusses end of sentence punctuation with links to periods, exclamation marks, and question marks.
Other
Illinois State Univ.: Punctuation Made Simple Dash
How is a dash used in a sentence? "Punctuation Made Simple," answers this question and gives examples to make the concepts easier to grasp.
Other
Sta: Punctuation and Capitalization Rules
Use this handy guide for a quick reference to punctuation and capitalization rules. Includes rules for end marks, apostrophes, capitalization, commas, quotation marks, and many more!
ACT360 Media
Writing Tips: Punctuation: Period
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "period" in English punctuation. Includes basic information concerning period use in abbreviations as well.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Period
Rules and examples for using a period correctly at the end of a sentence.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Exclamation Mark
This site from the Capital Community College contains information regarding the use and misuse of the exclamation mark, along with examples.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Question Mark
This site from the Capital Community College contains information regarding the correct and incorrect usage of the question mark. Includes some examples.
Rutgers University
Rutgers University: Guide to Grammar and Style: Periods
An excellent outline of the usage and rules concerning the "period" in English punctuation. Includes guidelines about acronyms, abbreviations, sentence ending, and more.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Question Mark
Rules and examples for using question marks correctly in sentences.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Using Hyphens
Do you know when to use hyphens? Here's a resource that lists when to use hyphens in adjectives, in compound numbers, after prefixes, and in between line breaks with examples of each.
Other
Exclamation Point/rules for Use
Information regarding the use of the exclamation mark, along with one example.