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Writing
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Punctuating a Paragraph

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Do your fourth graders need a little help with punctuation? Use this run-on paragraph to demonstrate proofreading for capitalization, punctuation, and separating ideas into separate paragraphs. At the end of the activity, learners...
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Lesson Plan
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Using Quotation Marks

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the use of quotation marks. In this language arts lesson, students discuss when to use quotation marks. Students practice putting quotation marks where needed.
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Worksheet
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Speech Marks

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this quotation marks review worksheet, students use their grammatical skills to add quotation marks where they are needed in 4 sentences and write 8 sentences that show the proper use of quotation marks.
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Lesson Plan
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Learning To Use Quotation Marks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the use of quotation marks. In this grammar lesson, students read dialogue and explore the rules of quotation mark use as they practice using the marks on a worksheet assignment.
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Interactive
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Quiz on Using Quotation Marks

For Students 5th - 6th
In this quotation marks worksheet, students complete a 10 question on-line interactive quiz about the correct use of quotation marks. Students read the given sentence and type in all needed punctuation marks.
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Website
University of North Carolina

Quotations

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
According to A.A. Milne, "[A] quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself." However, as part of a larger series of handouts discusses, quotations also have the ability to enhance a piece of...
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Lesson Plan
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Revising/Editing (3-5): Editing Marks. Part II and Literary Tools. Part II

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Familiarize your class with commonly used editing marks. They apply the use of editing marks to a letter and examine different types of literary tools before making a note card resource for the tools. They add their own examples for each...
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Lesson Plan
MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Quotation Station: Using Quotes in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
An informative list compiled with quotes, authors, and discussion questions, along with 20 out-of-the-box application ideas, make up the collection of lessons geared to spark dialogue and creative thinking about quotations. 
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Lesson Plan
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Macaroni Quotation Marks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice using quotation marks. In this writing skills lesson, students listen to a story, read quotations aloud, and use macaroni as quotation marks where they are needed in the provided sentences.
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Interactive
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How to Integrate Quotations

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Quotations add validity to an argument or an analysis, but how do you integrate them into your writing? Several examples are provided, and your emerging writers will surely benefit from looking at different ways to add quotations....
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Worksheet
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Quotation Marks

For Students 4th - 5th
In this quotation marks worksheet, students read each sentence and add the missing quotation marks. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Worksheet
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Speech Marks

For Students 4th - 5th
In speech marks instructional activity, students write sentences with speech marks for the 9 pictures. Students then write their own sentences using the 12 words.
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Worksheet
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Quotation marks

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this quotation marks worksheet, students fill in quotation marks where they are needed in a paragraph. Students read the entire paragraph and fill in the quotation marks where they are needed.
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Interactive
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Quotation Marks

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this quotation marks worksheet, students choose the correct usage of quotation marks used in sentences. Students choose the correct sentence for 10 problems.
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Interactive
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ESL: Punctuating Titles

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
When are titles underlined, italicized, or placed in quotation marks? Take your class to the computer lab to give them some independent practice. Here they read through the information, examples, and explanations provided. They then...
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Worksheet
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Speech Marks

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students learn to use quotation marks to show someone is speaking. Students examine 12 cartoon frames and write a sentence using speech marks. There is a word bank of more interesting words to use other...
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Unit Plan
Core Knowledge Foundation

Third Grade Skills Unit 4: Stories of Ancient Rome

For Teachers 3rd Standards
A unit covering stories of Ancient Rome examines spelling rules, suffixes, verbs, quotation marks, writing, and dictionary skills. Lessons follow a similar routine; reading, skills practice, and extension activities, followed by...
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Study Guide
Penguin Books

A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classics Edition of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Whether new to teaching The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or an experienced pro, you’ll find useful resources in this teacher’s guide. The 40-page packet includes background information, historical context, an annotated list of...
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PPT
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Punctuation: Visible Speech

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Examine the proper uses of punctuation with this easy PowerPoint. Simple, bold, and straightforward, each slide introduces a different symbol. Difficult or confusing instances are indicated as well.
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Lesson Plan
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Macaroni Quotations

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders grasp the difficult concept of using quotations. This lesson uses a hands-on approach to assist students in mastering this skill in a fun and easy way! This clever lesson has students use elbow macaroni noodles to highlight...
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Lesson Plan
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Writing Multiple Viewpoints Using Sequoyah

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice using quotation marks and capitalization in writing. In this multiple viewpoints lesson, 5th graders read Sequoyah and write ten sentences stating what they believe the character was thinking. Students write from...
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Worksheet
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Proofreading

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Do your second graders like riddles? Give them a giggle and a lesson about proofreading at the same time. After reading two riddles, young writers fix punctuation and capitalization errors. They write the answer to each riddle at the...
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Worksheet
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Direct Quotations

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this quotation worksheet, students use quotation marks as a form of punctuation. Students complete 22 short answer questions filling in the correct punctuation wherever necessary and completing 4 multiple choice questions choosing...
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Worksheet
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Use of Punctuation

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this punctuation worksheet, learners fill in the beginning and ending marks to sentences. Students fill in periods, question marks, and quotation marks where needed.