What is punctuation ?

Introduction

                      What is Punctuation                                                                                                                                

Punctuation is really important when writing an essay, paragraph, and sentences.(period, comma, parentheses, question mark, apostrophe exclamation mark ect...)  Sentences, essays, and paragraphs are nothing without puntuation. It would just be run on sentences. Punctuation is the marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in writing to separate sentences and or meanings. Punctuation helps the reader know when to stop or pause. Punctuation can even tell you when a sentence is just extra information.

             All punctuation means different things. They all have differnt jobs. A period goes at the end of a sentence to make a statement. There is no space between the last letter and the period. A question mark is used at the end of a direct question mark to show that it is a question. An exclamation point is used at the end of a sentence to show that it is suprising. An apostrophe is used to create possesive forms, contractions, and some plurals. A comma is used to seperate the elements in a series (three or more words) to connect two independent clauses.

 

 

 

Task

                                   How To Use Punctuation 

Learning Objective: Students will be able to insert periods, question marks, and parentheses in the following sentences.

  1) Wow that new toy that your mom got you is so nice

  2) Can you stop playing with that

  3) Harriet Tubman 1820-1913 was a successful  woman

Process

                          The Process

   Step1: You read the sentence carefully.

  Step2: You identify the punctuation marks that are missing.

   Step3: You insert the punctuation marks and see if it fits in with the sentence (s).

   Step4: Change the punctuation marks that needs to be changed.

              Lets see if you understand!

  1) I am so nice now during 2012-2014.

  2) Stop everything your doing.

  3) The first black president Barack Obama has made good changes for the country. 

 

Evaluation

                           Evaluation

         The child that has the most sentences corrected with punctuatuion marks will recieve a suprise gift from me. If you recieve a prize this shows that you have been paying ateention and have been doing your work. Also it will show me that you are determined and have learned a lot from me. 

Notice: There will be no prize. Dont come to me for a prize but I really hope you really do the work and not just for a (fake) surprise.

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Conclusion

                                                                  Conclusion

               I hope you have gotten everything I have written down. You should do the work to understand it. I hope that you have learned a lot from me.

 Notice: These are only some of the puctuation marks

Credits

                     Extra Credits

On your own write a few sentences like mine. Show the sentences to your family memebers, peers, or teachers. Tell them to fill in the punctuation marks that fit in to the sentences.  Count how much they have wrong and write. The rest is up to you. Have fun with this activity.

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https://www.createwebquest.com is a fun way to learn many new things. My web-quest is a fu nway to learn how to use punctuation marks, where to put punctuation marks, when to use punctuation marks.

Rubric: To be updated

Credits: To be updated