Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Apostrophe Use Worked Example
David works through an apostrophe use question from the Praxis Core Writing test. [3:23]
Songs for Teaching
Contractions Song for Learning
Contractions are easy when you use this song to help you remember how to form them.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Punctuating Dialogue: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces the punctuation and formatting rules for conversations. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Punctuating Dialogue."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Slash Mark: Lesson 2
A lesson introducing slash marks and how they are used. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Slash mark."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Adding Words to Quotations: Lesson 1
This lesson goes over how to alter a quotation by adding or changing words. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Adding Words to Quotations."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes and Pronoun Possessives: Common Issues
This lesson explores common errors made with apostrophes and how to correct them.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Compound Words: Lesson 4
This lesson introduces compound nouns and discusses the appropriate punctuation. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Compound Words."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Semicolons: Lesson 7
This video lesson introduces semicolons, discusses how they are used, and when to use them. A semicolon quiz is also available. It is 7 of 10 in the series titled "Semicolons." [3:53]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Hyphens: Lesson 5
This lesson discusses why we use a hyphen and how it is used and the most common hyphen errors. It also offers a short quiz. It is 5 of 8 in the series titled "Hyphens." L.11-12.2a Hyphens
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Long Quote Punctuation: Lesson 1
This slide show tutorial introduces the punctuation and formatting rules for quotes of three typed lines or longer. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Long Quote Punctuation."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Comma Splices and Run Ons
This lesson goes over comma splices and run-ons and discusses how to recognize them.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Compound Words
This lesson introduces compound nouns and discusses the appropriate punctuation. [2:28]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Exclamation Points
A screencast lesson explaining what an exclamation point is and how it affects a sentence. [1:56]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Periods
This lesson introduces periods and how they are used. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [3:08] with the lesson's content.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apostrophes and Possession
This lesson explains the use of apostrophes to form possessives.
Songs for Teaching
Songs for Teaching: N Apostrophe T
Learn this simple contraction with this clever song.
English Club
English Club: Punctuation Song
EnglishClub provides a song, written by Jonathan Taylor, that will help students learn how to punctuate with the question mark, comma, exclamation mark and period. An audio version and a print version of the song are available.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: What Is a Colon?
Video provides students with an explanation of colons.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: What Is a Comma?
Video provides students with an explanation of commas.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: What Is a Period?
Video provides students with an explanation of the period.