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Comma Comments

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Upper elementary and middle schoolers, in pairs, use PowerPoint to link a button to every comma within a piece of writing. The button links to a slide explaining why the comma was used. They present their slides to the class.

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commas, punctuation, Grammar

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commas, grammar rules, punctuation, english language arts
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Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
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