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Grade 12, Language Arts Std # 4–2: Demonstrate correct use of commas Direct address, introductory words, appositives, and parenthetical expressions Conventional uses (dates, letters and addresses) After introductory adverbial clauses With quotation marks Before coordinating conjunction in compound sentences consisting of two long independent clauses

Lesson Plans: Grammarfest Students work in pairs to study components of grammar and teach a lesson to their classmates. Inside or Outside A lesson on quotation marks and punctuation Teachers' Handbook of Lesson Plans Comma lesson plans geared toward GED students that are appropriate for all students.

Resources: Conquering the Comma PowerPoint Presentation on comma use Grammar Bytes Interactive exercises using commas University of West Florida Writing Lab Avoiding random acts of commas Commas to Combine Sentences Mini-lesson Diana Hacker's interactive web activities Activities For helping students with grammar, punctuation, spelling and mechanics. (Requires Shockwave which can be downloaded from the site) Guide to Grammar and Writing Useful teacher information The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation Contains rules, worksheets and activities to use to teach grammar Proofreading for Commas Lesson at Owl Online Lesson Lab Using Commas Lesson at Owl Online Lesson Lab Daily Grammar Lessons on commas and more Using Commas Ideas for using commas Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B) Students highlight commas in a newspaper article or other written material. (I, T) Students keep a writing log for which the teacher provides sentences that are incorrect which students then correct independently or with peers.
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