Writer's Choice Grade 11

Unit 21: Punctuation, Abbreviations, and Numbers

Unit Activity Lesson Plans

Introduction
Students have read about and reviewed several grammar rules. In this unit, they will learn rules about proper punctuation, abbreviations, and numbers.

Lesson Description
Students will play a memory game, matching an example of a punctuation mark with an example of correct usage.

Instructional Objectives

Students will review grammar rules regarding punctuation.
Students will be able to correctly match punctuation marks with their use.
Students will sharpen their ability to recall.

Student Web Activity Answers
exclamation point: used to show strong feeling
period: used at the end of a declarative or an imperative sentence
question mark: used to indicate a direct question
colon: used to introduce a list
semicolon: used to separate the items in a series when one or more items contain commas
ellipsis points: used to indicate omission of material from a quotation
commas: used to set off interjections, parenthetical expressions, and conjunctive adverbs
dash: used to indicate a sudden break or change in thought within a sentence
parentheses: used to set off supplemental material
hyphen: used after a prefix joined by a proper noun or proper adjective

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