Let's eat kids. Let's eat, kids. Commas make a difference! Conventions 101: A Functional Approach to Teaching (and Assessing!) Grammar and Punctuation explains ways to teach the importance and use of conventions. Learners take part in instruction, practice, and assessment of word usage, punctuation, complete sentences, and capitalization.

Concepts

written language, punctuation, story grammar, writing conventions

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the pre-test to determine which lessons students need
• Assign pupils sections to present to the class

Classroom Considerations

• Designed as a teacher's resource

Pros

• Offers pre-test and post-test
• Divides concepts and topics in units

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.9-10.1.a L.9-10.2.a L.9-10.3.a L.9-10.4.a