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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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Pc.net: Chat Slang: Abbreviations and Acronyms Used Online

For Students 9th - 10th
A glossary of abbreviations and acronym often used in email, text messaging, chat or other online communication
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Can Teach

Can Teach: Abbreviations and Acronyms

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Students can find and analyze different abbreviations and acronyms using newspapers. An online abbreviation and acronym dictionary is linked to this lesson plan for 4th grade.
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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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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Teaching Spelling in 4th Grade

For Teachers 4th Standards
This article focuses on 4th-grade spelling words which include the following: abbreviations and acronyms, suffixes, capitalization, and silent letters.
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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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