Happy Punctuation Day! September 24 has been declared as a celebration day for good punctuation or the acknowledgement of… I wonder if individuals know how important correct punctuation is to literacy? It must have some importance, if it’s nationally celebrated. So, is this a big deal? Why, yes! It’s the difference between correctly or incorrectly…
Category: Conventions of Standard English
Punctuation Day 1
Happy Punctuation Day! September 24 has been declared as a celebration for good punctuation or the acknowledgement of… I wonder if individuals know how important correct punctuation is to literacy. It must have some importance, if it’s nationally celebrated. So, is this a big deal? Why, yes! It’s the difference between correctly or incorrectly interpreting…
Parts of Speech & Punctuation
What can we as educators say about students’ ability to use correct grammar and punctuation? Well, I’ve come to the realization that there exists a serious gap between what students should know and apply concerning correct grammar and punctuation and what they’re producing in the classroom during instruction. The art of writing, be it a sentence, paragraph,…
