punctuation

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Practical punctuation

lessons on rule making and rule breaking in elementary writing
2008
Offers elementary school teachers effective strategies for teaching children the link between punctuation and meaning and includes lessons that will help students use punctuation to improve their writing skills.

What is that?

a book about question marks
2016
"Tyson, Emma, and Paul build silly snowmen and play in the snow, while teaching each other how to correctly use question marks in a sentence"--Provided by publisher.

Stop right there.

a book about periods
2016
"Emma and Jane play together while learning how to correctly use periods in a sentence"--Provided by publisher.

Take a pause, Paul

a book about commas
2016
"Paul excitedly shows Mya around her new school, while both learn how to correctly use commas in a sentence"--Provided by publisher.

This is exciting!

a book about exclamation points
2016
"Ahmed and his friend Emma celebrate after making the soccer team and learn how to correctly use exclamation points in a sentence"--Provided by publisher.

We're going to the Smiths' house

a book about apostrophes
2016
"Mya and Trey search for their friend's house and help each other learn how to correctly use apostrophes in a sentence"--Provided by publisher.

"What did he say?"

a book about quotation marks
2016
"Trey's friends keep misinterpreting his story of a new pet, as the characters learn how to correctly use quotation marks in a sentence"--Provided by publisher.

Super question mark saves the day!

2013
Explains the basics of how the question mark is used in text, its purpose, and the rules for its use.

Super period saves the day!

2013
When Super Period notices that all the periods and capital letters are missing from a news article about an upcoming parade, he knows that it is the work of Evil Pete.

Super exclamation point saves the day!

2013
Explains the basics of how the exclamation point is used in text, its purpose, and the rules for its use.

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