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Grade 9, Language Arts Std # 4.21: Demonstrate correct use of commas Items in a series Direct address, 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: Throw Capitals to the Wind Students rewrite poems in paragraph form, using complete sentences and inserting spacing, capitals, punctuation, and correct spelling as needed Connecting Ideas Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions Teachers' Handbook of Lesson Plans Comma lesson plans geared toward GED but are appropriate for High School students

Resources: Guide to Grammar and Writing This site contains useful teacher information on grammar Comma lessons Several lessons on commas 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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