This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Apostrophes and Brackets. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to: Consider the functions of apostrophes and brackets to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences apostrophes for possession and contraction or omission. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets in a text. Use apostrophes to show singular and plural possession; and to show omission or contraction. Use brackets to enclose additional information or brief explanation; and to enclose incidental information. Use apostrophes and brackets to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Punctuation – Apostrophes and Brackets. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of apostrophes and brackets to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text. EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – How to Use Apostrophes – to complete the following table with required details for apostrophes. EXERCISE 3: Watch the video – How To Apply Parentheses And Square Brackets – to complete the following table with required details for brackets. EXERCISE 4: Use Venn Diagram to compare and contrast apostrophes for possession and omission to find similarities and differences between them. EXERCISE 5: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of apostrophes and brackets. EXERCISE 6: Use apostrophes to show omission or contraction. EXERCISE 7: Use apostrophes to show possession (Part 1 and 2). EXERCISE 8: Use apostrophes to show possession and omission or contraction. EXERCISE 9: Use brackets to enclose incidental or additional information and a brief explanation or translations (Part 1 and 2). EXERCISE 10: Use apostrophes and brackets to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. RUBRICS: Apostrophes and Brackets Rubrics EXERCISE 11: Use the information that is inside the brackets to clarify or explain, making sure the sentence still makes sense. EXERCISE 12: Give an example each for the uses of apostrophe showing possession. EXERCISE 13: Give an example each for the following brackets rules. EXERCISE 14: Identify the bracket rules used in the following sentences. EXERCISE 15: Rewrite these sentences using an apostrophe showing possession. EXERCISE 16: Rewrite these sentences by shortening the verbs and using apostrophes of omission. EXERCISE 17: Identify the rules used for apostrophes showing contractions.

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Question Marks and Exclamation Marks. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After completing this New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to: Consider the functions of question marks and exclamation marks to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences of question marks and exclamation marks. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of question marks and exclamation marks. Use question marks to mark WH direct question ends; and to mark auxiliary verb question ends. Use exclamation marks to mark exclamatory sentence ends; and to mark one-word interjection ends. Use question marks and exclamation marks to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Punctuation – Question Marks and Exclamation Marks. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After completing these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Consider the functions of question marks and exclamation marks to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences of question marks and exclamation marks. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of question marks and exclamation marks. Use question marks to mark WH direct question ends; and to mark auxiliary verb question ends. Use exclamation marks to mark exclamatory sentence ends; and to mark one-word interjection ends. Use question marks and exclamation marks to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of question marks and exclamation marks to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text. EXERCISE 2: Watch the video - When to Use a Question Mark | When to Use an Exclamation Point – to note the uses of question marks and exclamation marks. EXERCISE 3: Use Venn Diagram to compare and contrast question marks and exclamation marks to find their differences and similarities. EXERCISE 4: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of question marks and exclamation marks. EXERCISE 5: Use question marks to mark the question ends. EXERCISE 6: Use exclamatory marks to mark the ends of exclamatory sentences and one-word interjections. EXERCISE 7: Use question marks and exclamation marks to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. EXERCISE 8: Give an example each for the following question mark rules. EXERCISE 9: Give an example each for the following exclamation rules. EXERCISE 10: See if you can determine the emotion expressed in each of the exclamatory sentences. EXERCISE 11: Decide whether each of the sentence is interrogative or exclamatory. Then add the correct end punctuation. EXERCISE 12: Determine the question types: closed-ended or open-ended? EXERCISE 13: Complete each of these sentences with a right option. EXERCISE 14: Use the following exclamatory words in a sentence each. EXERCISE 15: Match the questions tags (A-R) with their sentence stems (1-18).

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Colons and Semicolons. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After completing these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based lesson students will be able to: Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between colons and semicolons. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons in a text. Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list; to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; to introduce a quote; and to join a clause that explains or illustrates. Use semicolons to join two independent clauses; to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation; and to precede transition in a sentence. Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Punctuation – Colons and Semicolons. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text. EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – How to Apply Colons and Semi-colons – to complete the following table with required details for colons and semicolons. EXERCISE 3: Compare and contrast colons and semicolons to find similarities and differences between them. EXERCISE 4: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons. EXERCISE 5: Use colons to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; and to join a clause that explains. EXERCISE 6: Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list and to introduce a quote. EXERCISE 7: Use semicolons to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation. EXERCISE 8: Use semicolons to join two independent clauses and to precede a transition in a sentence. EXERCISE 9: Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing. EXERCISE 10: Give an example each for the use of colons based on the rules given. EXERCISE 11: Give an example each for the use of semicolons based on the rules given. EXERCISE 12: Join each sentence pair using a semicolon. EXERCISE 13: Fill in the missing colons in the following sentences. EXERCISE 14: Re-write these sentences using a semi-colon to replace the connectives. EXERCISE 15: Re-write these sentences using a connective to replace the semi-colon.

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Commas and Inverted Commas. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Google Slides students will be able to: Consider the functions of commas and inverted commas to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between commas and inverted commas. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of commas and inverted commas in a text. Use commas to separate elements in a series; to clarify meaning; to mark fronted adverbials; to mark transition words; to introduce an introductory statement before a quote; to mark the end of quote within inverted commas; to separate two independent clauses; and to introduce an introductory subordinate clause. Use inverted commas to mark quoted speech or direct speech and to enclose titles of minor works. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – commas and inverted commas – when writing. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

These worksheets with an answer key are perfect for teaching Punctuation – Commas and Inverted Commas. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based activities students will be able to: Consider the functions of commas and inverted commas to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between commas and inverted commas. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of commas and inverted commas in a text. Use commas to separate elements in a series; to clarify meaning; to mark fronted adverbials; to mark transition words; to introduce an introductory statement before a quote; to mark the end of quote within inverted commas; to separate two independent clauses; and to introduce an introductory subordinate clause. Use inverted commas to mark quoted speech or direct speech and to enclose titles of minor works. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – commas and inverted commas – when writing. Here are some other possible uses for these in your classroom: To challenge early finishers For effective tutoring As ESL stations and sub tubs As holiday work and homework For small group collaborations For an end of unit assessments For reinforcement and enrichment

This PowerPoint Presentation is perfect for teaching Punctuation – Capital Letters and Full Stops. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After attempting these New Bloom’s Taxonomy-based Boom Cards students will be able to: Consider the functions of capital letters and full stops to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between capital letters and full stops. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of capital letters and full stops in a text. Use capital letters to mark the start of a sentence, to create acronyms, to mark titles and proper nouns. Use full stops to mark sentence ends, abbreviations and decimals. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – capital letters and full stops – when writing. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of capital letters and full stops to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text. EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – Use of Capital Letters and Full Stop – to complete the following table with required details to distinguish between capital letters and full stops. EXERCISE 3: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of capital letters and full stops in the given text. EXERCISE 4: Use capital letters to mark the start of a sentence, to create acronyms, to mark titles and proper nouns. EXERCISE 5: Use full stops to mark sentence ends, abbreviations and decimals. EXERCISE 6: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English punctuation – capital letters and full stops – when writing. EXERCISE 7: Punctuate the following sentences: use capital letters and full stops. EXERCISE 8: Give an example each for the following (names of-) in keeping with the capitalisation rules. EXERCISE 9: Give an example each for the following functions in keeping with the uses of full stops. EXERCISE 10: Punctuate appropriately: use full stops and capital letters. EXERCISE 11: Punctuate appropriately: use capital letters and full stops.

These Worksheets with Answers are perfect for teaching Punctuation – Capital Letters and Full Stops. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement. After completing these exercises students will be able to: Consider the functions of capital letters and full stops to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in a text. List the similarities and the differences between capital letters and full stops. Apply punctuation rules to identify the appropriate use of capital letters and full stops in a text. Use capital letters to mark the start of a sentence, to create acronyms, to mark titles and proper nouns. Use full stops to mark sentence ends, abbreviations and decimals. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English punctuation – capital letters and full stops – when writing. This Download Includes: EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of capital letters and full stops to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text. EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – Use of Capital Letters and Full Stop – to complete the following table with required details to distinguish between capital letters and full stops. EXERCISE 3: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of capital letters and full stops in the given text. EXERCISE 4: Use capital letters to mark the start of a sentence, to create acronyms, to mark titles and proper nouns. EXERCISE 5: Use full stops to mark sentence ends, abbreviations and decimals. EXERCISE 6: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English punctuation – capital letters and full stops – when writing. EXERCISE 7: Punctuate the following sentences: use capital letters and full stops. EXERCISE 8: Give an example each for the following (names of-) in keeping with the capitalisation rules. EXERCISE 9: Give an example each for the following functions in keeping with the uses of full stops. EXERCISE 10: Punctuate appropriately: use full stops and capital letters. EXERCISE 11: Punctuate appropriately: use capital letters and full stops.