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PAM AUSTIN, AMANDA DUFFELL,
AND KAY EFIRD
What is punctuation?
Punctuation is the use of symbols not belonging to the alphabet of a writing system that are used
to indicate aspects of the intonation and meaning not otherwise conveyed in the written
language.
Punctuation helps indicate something about the structure of a sentence or assist readers in
knowing when to change the rhythm or the stress of their speaking to convey meaning.
Why is punctuation important?
A tiny, misplaced comma or question mark can cost millions of dollars or break someone's heart.
"Punctuation herds words together, keeps others apart. Punctuation directs you how to read, in
the way musical notation directs a musician how to play.:
Lynne Truss
ONLINE
MENTOR TEXTS:
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Punctuation Takes a Vacation
by Robin Pulver
Twenty-Odd Ducks by Lynne
Truss
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Punctuation Celebration
Elsa Knight Bruno
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Alphie the Apostrophe
Moira Rose Donohue
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The Puncs:An Introduction to
the Story of Punctuation by
Barbara Cooper
Punctuation:The Write Stuff
by Mary Budzik
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GAMES AND ACTIVITIES:
RESOURCES:
National Punctuation Day September 24th
www.nationalpuncutationday.com
Read,Write,Think www.readwritethink.org
Florida Center for Reading
Research - www.fcrr.org
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The HELPS Program: A FREE
fluency program www.helpsprogram.or.g
Reading Rockets www.readingrockets.org
Gamequarium http://www.gamequarium.com/
Runctuation.html
Sheppard Software - http://
www.sheppardsoftware.com/
web...games vocab.htm
Online Punctuation Quiz http://www.oswego.org/ocsdweb/quiz/mquiz.asp?
filename=kderittepun
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Comma Game - http://
www.savethecomma.com/game/
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