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Quotation Marks, Commas, And More

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Correctly punctuating a character's dialogue can become a fun activity as students learn to use quotation marks, commas, and more.
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To Quote or Not to Quote

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Quotation marks are the focus of this resource. In it, youngsters discover how to correctly use punctuation marks. It is meant to be carried out over a three-day period. You could shorten it, but I wouldn't. The activities are...
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Writing Conversation: Using Quotation Marks

For Teachers 4th - 5th
For this language arts worksheet, young scholars learn to use quotation marks in written conversation. Students proofread 5 sentences and add the necessary punctuation. Then young scholars write a conversation, starting a new line and...
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Flying Through Quotation Marks

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Make discussing quotation marks interesting by using this presentation. Each Disneyland themed slide includes an example, punctuation rule, and Micky Mouse style sound effects. Each example has a context which is important for making...
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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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Quote 7

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this famous quotes worksheet, students read a famous quote by Henry David Thoreau and write on the lines provided what the quote means to them.
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Quotation Marks Exercise

For Students 5th - 9th
In this quotation marks activity, students must edit sentences for quotation marks and underline words that should be italicized.
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Famous Thomas Paine Quote

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this famous quote worksheet, students read a famous quote by Thomas Paine, write what they think it means and then list 3 character traits that they feel are honorable.
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Quote 1

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students consider Benjamin Franklin's quote "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." Students express their opinions pertaining to the quote on the lines provided.
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Famous Quote Interpretation

For Students 5th - 9th
In this quote interpretation instructional activity, learners use critical thinking skills to respond to a question regarding a passage by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Using Aphorisms to Help Dealing with People

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Here's a formal plan for what many effective teachers already do: Provide a week's worth of aphorisms and have learners choose one to write about in their journals each day. They reflect on the meaning of each aphorism and project how it...
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Speech Marks

For Students 4th - 5th
In speech marks worksheet, students write sentences with speech marks for the 9 pictures. Students then write their own sentences using the 12 words.
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Organizer
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Dialectical Journal Version 1

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
In this quotes worksheet, students find a book of quotes and choose 6 quotes to write down on the left and respond to on the right.
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Words on Water

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use books to find quotes about or related to water. They use the subject or the style of the quote to inspire them to create their own famous words and paint a watercolor picture to accompany it.
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Reported Speech 7

For Students 5th - 7th
In this online grammar worksheet, students read the example quotations and write a statement sentence reporting what was said. Students complete 15 exercises.
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It's Your Opinion

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Everyone has a different opinion about the characters they read about in books. Have your class explore forming an opinion and finding evidence to support it as they read and discuss what they think about a particular character. They...
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Speech Marks

For Students 4th - 5th
In these speech marks worksheets, students read the examples of dialogue and quotation phrases. Students study the placement of quotation marks.
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Because of Winn-Dixie Scrapbook

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here is a fun resource that your kids will love. While reading the book Because of Winn-Dixie, they analyze the story's main characters by creating an online scrapbook. The purpose is to have them identify character traits and use...
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A Soldier's View of the American Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Study and research the American Civil War in this explanatory writing lesson. Middle schoolers complete six activities to learn about the American Civil War and soldiers' views of the war. The lesson includes several options to complete...
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Punctuation (The Comma vs. The Semicolon)

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Explore English by participating in a grammar correcting activity. Elementary and middle schoolers distinguish when to use commas from when to use semicolons. Then they correct twelve sentences by placing commas and semicolons in the...
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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 instructional activity, 5th graders read Sequoyah and write ten sentences stating what they believe the character was thinking....
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Those Baffling Bibliographies!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Are you working on a research and citation unit? Have your young writers listen to a lecture on how to cite research sources correctly and how to distinguish new information that requires citing. They compile a list of works cited from...
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Identifying Supporting Evidence from a Text - What is a Hero?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils define hero and identify supporting evidence in a text. They complete a hero diagram worksheet and watch a video about a little boy from China who acts as a hero. Additionally, they complete the Ping Hero evidence worksheet and...
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The Making of the Mahatma: Gandhi's Childhood

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners investigate the childhood of one of the greatest philosophers of our time, Gandhi.  In this biography activity, students analyze the upbringing and events that finally shaped Mahatma Gandhi's life.  Learners locate famous quotes...

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