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Monday, November 15, 2010

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Those of you who teach writing and grammar will love this new blog by children's author and poet Jacqueline Jules: http://penciltipswritingworkshop.blogspot.com/.

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Jacqueline JulesNovember 16, 2010 at 5:24 PM
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How to Run a Punctuation Bee

There are many ways you can set up a punctuation bee. This "spelling bee" format works well for 1st and 2nd graders.

Assign a punctuation mark to each student (more than one may have the same mark). Hold up a large note card with a simple word. Give student 30 (or 60) seconds to make a sentence using the word and his or her punctuation mark at least once. Extra points for using the punctuation mark more than once (for example: the comma, apostrophe, period or quotation mark) are optional. Write the sentence on the board so students can see how the mark is used.

For 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade , hold up a word and a randomly selected punctuation mark. For a second round, give the students two marks.

What Punctuation Mark Are You?

What punctuation mark are you?

1. Which job would you like best?

(a) newspaper reporter

(b) movie star

(d) clockmaker

(e) um, well, I’m not sure

2. In class, do you…

(a) ask a lot of questions

(b) know all the answers

(d) watch the clock

(e) wait and answer carefully

3. You are invited to a party…

(a) you find out where and when

(b) you put on your sparkliest clothes

(d) what time?

(e) you make a list of who’s invited

How to score the quiz:

If you have two or more (a)’s – ? (question mark)

If you have two or more (b)’s – * (asterisk)

If you have two or more (c)’s – ! (exclamation point)

If you have two or more (d)’s - : (colon)

If you have two or more (e)’s – , (comma).

If you don’t have two or more of any one letter, you are an interrobang ???!!!

Monday, November 15, 2010

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