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Grade 3, Language Arts Language Mechanics: Distinguish correct punctuation - period, question mark, exclamation mark, apostrophe (contractions/ possessives), comma (cities and states/ items in a series/ compound sentences/ dialogue), and quotation marks with dialogue (COS 21/ SAT10)

Lesson Plans: Be the Sentence- An Interactive Language Arts Activity Students take on the roles of different words and punctuation and work collaboratively to create a complete sentence using correct parts of speech, word order, and punctuation. Students progress from simple sentences to more complex sentences. Pen Pal Letters to Soldiers Overseas Students write letters to soldiers overseas with correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization. Macaroni Quotations Help students grasp the difficult concept of using quotations. This lesson uses a hands-on approach to assist students in mastering this skill in a fun and easy way!

Resources: Punctuation Paintball: Choose the medium level to work on periods, question marks, exclamation marks and commas. It asks you to register for free, but you can click "maybe later" and skip that step. The Fairy Godmother's Assistant Making Sentences Games: Game number 3 has students add punctuation to sentences. Writer's Workshop: Here is a suggestion for a daily punctuation/grammar activity. Suggestions for English Language Learners: (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) (E/B) Students copy writing off the board for practice. (E/B, D) Students use word cards to create sentences and correct punctuation. (D, E) Students keep a writing log for which the teacher provides sentences that are incorrect which students then correct independently or with peers. (See www.greatsource.com for daily correction exercise resources.)
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