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How to Study: Using Acronyms to Remember Information

For Students 9th - 10th
These authors recommend this system for remembering important facts.
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The 101 Series: E Mail Lingo

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the 101 Series covers many of the abbreviations and acronyms that have been developed to save typing and emoticons to clarify the tone of the text.
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Rutgers University

Rutgers University: Guide to Grammar and Style: Periods

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent outline of the usage and rules concerning the "period" in English punctuation. Includes guidelines about acronyms, abbreviations, sentence ending, and more.
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Harvard University

Harvard Writing Center: Tips on Grammar, Punctuation and Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Rather than lists of rules, this site provides practical advice on the use of commas, semicolons, dashes, hyphens, abbreviations, acronyms, split infinitives, "this," "that," italics, and underlining. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.2
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech: Parentheses and Rules for Use

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains five rules for correctly using parentheses and a section regarding capitalization within parentheses. Examples are included for each of the rules.
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English Club

English Club: When Do We Use Capital Letters

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This EnglishClub resource provides eleven instances in which using capital letters is necessary. Several examples are provided with each of the eleven rules.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook:capitalization:call Letters of Radio and Television Stations

For Students 9th - 10th
This page explains that call letters for radio and television stations are always in all capital letters and provides examples.
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Computer User: High Tech Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
An up-to-date dictionary of more than 7000 computer terms. You can search for random terms or for terms within specific areas.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Apostrophe

For Students 9th - 10th
What is an apostrophe? Where are apostrophes found in writing? Use this website to learn more about these crazy little punctuation marks.

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