1. Where do I go?! 2. Rule #1It indicates a Possessive in a singular noun. Ex: The boy‟s hat . . .In the Plural Possessive formEx: The children‟s playground . . .And…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Advice from Eats, Shoots & Leaves By Lynne Truss Slide 3 What does unyieldingly mean?? One who insists on something unyieldingly Something puzzling or…

1. Why Punctuation is ImportantbyVicki LagueWhy is punctuation important? Even the simplest punctuation can be used to improve meaning and understanding. 2. Take the lowly…

  1   Grade  Level:  5th  Grade      Overall  Theme  of  Unit:  Writer’s  Voice    CCSS:   • W.5.3  -­‐  Write  narratives  to  develop  real…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Advice from Eats, Shoots & Leaves By Lynne Truss Powerpoint by Ms. Fehrenbacher Slide 3 What is the definition of Grammar? “the traffic signals of language;…

Slide 1 191 USAGE AND STIGMATIZATION by Don L. F. Nilsen And Alleen Pace Nilsen Slide 2 Eats, Shoots and Leaves The title of Lynne Truss’s book is ambiguous in speech but…

Slide 1 Today’s agenda: 1.Cutting jargon, trimming sentences, and avoiding redundancies. 2.Using correct punctuation and grammar. 3.Why grammar matters: the comma. 4.Peer…

Draft 1.1 Workshop 1/2 Wednesday, October 6th 2010 Draft 1.1 You need to critically read a text that you have been working on (BA’s 3, 4, & 5) You will determine the…

Introduction âPunctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop.â The way a sentence is punctuated…

Fanatically Grammatically Correct Discovering the Uses of Punctuation OVERVIEW OF LESSON PLAN: In this lesson, students reflect on how punctuation shapes meaning, then research…