This lesson introduces hyphens and dashes.

This lesson introduces hyphens and dashes. [3:45]

Find out the correct usage of hyphens, em dashes, and en dashes with this clear explanation. A short quiz checks your understanding.

A learning module that begins with "'A Mad Dash to Disaster': The First World War" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...

This is the original, online text of the fairy tale "The Willful Child" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Grimm's Fairy Tales.

This is the original, online text of the fairy tale "The Ungrateful Son" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Grimm's Fairy Tales.

The copyright process has become fairly simple with traditional works like books, plays, movies, and theater. But copyright is a little more difficult with the advent of the internet. For example, bloggers must be aware of what they...

This is the original, online text of the fairy tale "The Wolf and the Man" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm from Grimm's Fairy Tales.

Rules and examples of the proper usage of dashes and parentheses.

This lesson introduces the em dash and explains when and how it is used. An audio version is provided [1:28], and the lesson is followed by a three-question quiz to check for understanding. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "The Em Dash."

This article contains information regarding the em-dash, the en-dash, and hyphens. Many examples are included. Site is extremely detailed and thorough.

This site contains information on the correct use of the following types of punctuation: dash, parentheses, bracket, ellipsis, and slash. Examples are provided for each of the uses discussed.

At the 2010 NFL draft, NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen was dared to run the 40-yard dash. The 40-something reporter in a suit was no match for the 22-year-old NFL draft prospects. Eisen's colleagues put together this segement mocking his...

Adventure Man is back once again, but this time with the help of fearless friend Danger Dame! Help them dash their way through the Shapes & Colors Dungeon while collecting gold, gems, and answering questions about colors, 2D and 3D...

Adventure Man is back once again, but this time with the help of fearless friend Danger Dame! Help them dash their way through the Numbers Dungeon while collecting gold, gems, and answering questions about odd, even, prime, and composite...

Adventure Man is back once again, but this time with the help of fearless friend Danger Dame! Help them dash their way through the Letters Dungeon while collecting gold, gems, and answering questions about vowels, consonants, uppercase...

This task asks students to identify when two quantitative variables show evidence of a linear association and to describe the strength and direction of that association. Students will use a scatterplot showing the finishing times for the...

Play this games to expand use of informational text, as well as knowledge of Alaska Native culture. As you play, you can learn about sleds, sled dogs, and the Alaskan environment, while using navigational and graphical features of...

Use your powers to guide your character to the portal. Using magic ink help your character bounce off objects and avoid spikes to make it to the portal.

Punctuation indicates how one should read any sentence. Commas, for example, indicate when a reader should take a brief pause, either for emphasis or for comprehension. [0:40]

This site has a list of the Grimm Brother's 210 fairytales. Many of the tales have a link to the telling of the tale, as well as related links.

This lesson plan focuses on the roles of all of the punctuation marks; it provides a video, small practices in various sections, and a punctuation self-check.

Come one, come all! The Turtle Dash is a multi-player game against friends of the computer that challenges your knowledge and speed to match vowel blends with consonants to form words. Match everything quickly and accurately to win the...

Lists, defines and describes the uses of many elements of English punctuation, including the period, comma, semicolon, colon, apostrophe, quotation, hyphen, and dash. Includes several examples.