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How to Use the Period, Question Mark, and Exclamation Mark

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Title:

How to Use the Period, Question Mark, and Exclamation Mark

URL:

https://youtu.be/7RLSOQjyqek

Content Source:

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YouTube
Type: Audio/Video

Overview:

In this video, students learn about three main types of sentences, and when they should use a period, exclamation mark, and question mark. This video is chalked full of examples of when each type of punctuation should be used. 

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
32. Follow the rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to grade level.

a. Identify the required features of a sentence, including capitalization of the first word and end punctuation.

b. Transcribe spoken words to demonstrate that print represents oral language.

c. Compose a simple sentence, including a subject and a predicate, that expresses a complete thought.

d. With prompting and support, identify the role or purpose of a noun, verb, and adjective within a sentence and describe the type of the information it conveys.

e. Write the correct number of words, with proper spacing, for a spoken phrase or sentence.

f. Begin each sentence with a capital letter.

g. Capitalize the pronoun I and names of individuals.

h. Use commas in dates and words in a series.

i. With prompting and support, recognize, name, and correctly use end punctuation, utilizing appropriate academic vocabulary.

Example: period for declarative sentences, question mark for interrogative sentences, exclamation mark for exclamatory sentences
Unpacked Content
Teacher Vocabulary:
32.
  • Rules of standard English grammar
  • Punctuation rules
  • Capitalization rules
  • Spelling rules
32a.
  • Identify
  • Required features of a sentence
  • Capitalization
  • End punctuation
32b.
  • Transcribe
  • Spoken words
  • Demonstrate
  • Print
  • Oral language
32c.
  • Simple sentence
  • Subject
  • Predicate
  • Complete thought
32d.
  • Identify
  • Role
  • Purpose
  • Noun
  • Verb
  • Adjective
  • Sentence
  • Describe
  • Information
32e.
  • Correct number of words
  • Proper spacing
  • Spoken phrase
  • Sentence
32f.
  • Begin
  • Sentence
  • Capital letter
32g.
  • Capitalize
  • Pronoun I
  • Names of individuals
32h.
  • Commas
  • Dates
  • Words in a series
32i.
  • Recognize
  • Name
  • End punctuation
  • Appropriate academic vocabulary
  • Prompting
  • Support
Knowledge:
32. Students know:
  • The rules of standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling appropriate to the first grade level.
32a.
  • The required features of a sentence.
32b.
  • Words that are spoken orally can be written using printed letters.
32c.
  • The features of a simple sentence.
  • The purpose of a subject and a predicate in a complete sentence.
32d.
  • Role or purpose of a noun, verb, and adjective within a sentence.
  • The type of information nouns, verbs, and adjectives convey.
32e.
  • Spoken phrases or sentences are composed of words that must be spaced properly when writing.
32f.
  • Sentences begin with a capital letter.
32g.
  • The pronoun I and names of individuals are capitalized.
32h.
  • Commas should be used in dates and in a series of words.
32i.
  • Types of end punctuation.
  • When to use end punctuation.
  • Academic vocabulary to describe the correct use of end punctuation.
Skills:
32. Students are able to:
  • Use proper grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling by following the rules of standard English.
32a.
  • Identify the features of a sentence including, capitalization of the first word and end punctuation.
32b.
  • Write spoken words.
32c.
  • Combine a subject and predicate to compose a simple sentence that expresses a complete thought.
32d.
  • Identify the role or purpose of a noun, verb, and adjective in a sentence.
  • Describe the type of information a noun, verb, and adjective provide in a sentence.
32e.
  • Count the number of spoken words in a spoken phrase or sentence.
  • Write the correct number of words for a spoken phrase or sentence with proper spacing between each word.
32f.
  • Use a capital letter to begin each sentence.
32g.
  • Capitalize the pronoun I and names of individuals when writing.
32h.
  • Identify a list of three or more items.
  • Identify dates.
  • Correctly use commas in dates and in a series (list) of three or more words.
32i. With prompting and support,
  • Recognize, name, and correctly use end punctuation.
  • Utilize appropriate academic vocabulary when using end punctuation, such as period for declarative sentences, question mark for interrogative sentences, exclamation mark for exclamatory sentences.
Understanding:
32. Students understand that:
  • Using standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling in their writing will help them clearly communicate with a variety of audiences.
32a.
  • A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with punctuation while expressing a complete thought.
32b.
  • Print represents oral language.
32c.
  • To express a complete thought, a simple sentence must contain a subject and a predicate.
32d.
  • Nouns, verbs, and adjectives are parts of speech.
  • Nouns identify people, places, things, or ideas in a sentence.
  • Verbs are action words that tell what a noun does in the sentence.
  • Adjectives are words that describe attributes of a noun in the sentence.
32e.
  • A spoken phrase or sentence is composed of individual words, and they should show where one word ends and the next begins by including proper spacing in their writing.
32f.
  • All sentences should begin with a capital letter.
32g.
  • Names of individuals and the pronoun I should be capitalized in their writing.
32h.
  • Commas are used to separate words in a series.
  • Commas are used to separate numbers in dates.
32i.
  • There are three types of ending punctuation.
  • Question marks are used for questions.
  • Periods are used for statements.
  • Exclamation marks are used for exclamatory statements.
  • Sentences have different end punctuation based on the meaning of the sentence.
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Author: Ginger Boyd
Alabama State Department of Education