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The Exclamation Point

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The Exclamation Point

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The exclamation mark or exclamation point ends a sentence that expresses a strong feeling or an important command. It is also used at the end of short interjections such as "Wow!" or "Ouch!" and to draw attention to a fact or opinion (I am the greatest soccer player in the world!). Since exclamation points show powerful emotions, they should be used sparingly in writing and should be only used one at a time. In this classroom resource, the students will learn where to place an exclamation mark. This resource offers informational material, videos, games, quizzes, and worksheets to help further understand this concept.

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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.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 2	43. Write complete sentences demonstrating knowledge of punctuation conventions. a. Utilize commas with words in a series in a sentence. b. Use apostrophes to form contractions and possessives. Examples: contractions with am, is, has, not (I'm, she's, don't) c. Use punctuation to set off interjections. d. Expand sentences using frequently-occurring conjunctions. Examples: because, so, but Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 43. Complete sentences Punctuation conventions 43a. Commas Series 43b. Apostrophes Contractions Possessives 43c. Punctuation Interjections 43d. Expand Conjunctions Knowledge: 43. Students know: A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and contains at minimum one subject and one predicate. A complete sentence ends with one of three ending punctuation marks: a period, a question mark, or an exclamation mark. 43a. Commas are used to separate groups of words. 43b. Contractions are made of two words, shortened with an apostrophe taking the place of the missing letters. Possessives show ownership and an apostrophe is used in the formation of possessives. 43c. Interjections show emotion. 43d. Conjunctions are words that join ideas together in a sentence. Skills: 43. Students are able to: Write complete sentences with appropriate ending punctuation marks. 43a. Write sentences that correctly use commas to separate words in a series, such as cat, dog, turtle, etc. 43b. Use apostrophes accurately when forming contractions and possessives. 43c. Use correct punctuation to set off interjections, such as Ah! or Well,. 43d. Form and expand sentences using conjunctions, like because, so, but. Understanding: 43. Students understand that: Complete sentences express a complete thought and contain at least one subject and one predicate. Sentences that are statements or demands end with a period. Sentences that are interrogative end with a question mark. Exclamatory sentences end with an exclamation mark. 43a. Commas are used to separate a group of words in a series. 43b. An apostrophe is a punctuation mark that is used when forming contractions and possessives. 43c. An interjection shows feeling or emotion, rather than expressing meaning within a sentence, so it must be set apart from the rest of the sentence with a punctuation mark. 43d. Conjunctions are words that can join ideas in a sentence, and they can be used to expand their sentences to make them more complex or to include more ideas.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 3	36. Demonstrate knowledge of the rules of standard English grammar including punctuation, capitalization, sentence formation, and spelling appropriate for third grade. a. Use articles a, an, and the correctly. b. Identify the role of a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, and conjunction within a sentence and explain the type of the information it conveys. c. Form plural nouns, verbs, and possessives, including irregular plural nouns and verbs. d. Use simple abbreviations, including days of the week, months of the year, titles, units of metric and customary measurement, street names, and state names. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 36. Demonstrate Knowledge Rules of standard English grammar Punctuation Capitalization Sentence formation Spelling 36a. Articles 36b. Identify Role Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Pronoun Preposition Conjunction Information Conveys 36c. Form Plural noun Plural verb Plural possessives Irregular plural nouns Irregular plural verbs 36d. Simple abbreviations Knowledge: 36. Students know: Standard English grammar and spelling conventions. Punctuation marks and their appropriate usage. Capitalization rules for standard English. Complete sentences have a subject and predicate and end with an ending punctuation mark. 36a. The articles a, an, and the come before a noun to show if it's specific or general. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns. A and an are used to refer to a non-specific, general noun. A is generally used before nouns that start with a consonant sound. An is generally used before nouns that start with a vowel sound. 36b. There are different types of words within a sentence, and each word provides a particular type of information. The role of a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, and conjunction within a sentence. 36c. A plural shows there is more than one of something. An -s or -es suffix is added to the end of regular nouns and verbs for subject-verb agreement and to form plurals. Possessives show ownership and an apostrophe is used in the formation of possessives. A plural possessive is used when a plural noun has ownership, or possession, of something. Some nouns and verbs do not follow the regular pattern when forming a plural. 36d. An abbreviation is a shortened version of a whole word and it will usually have a period at the end of the shortened version. Skills: 36. Students are able to: Demonstrate knowledge of the rules of standard English grammar. Use appropriate punctuation. Use correct capitalization. Form sentences correctly. Spell third grade level words correctly. 36a. Correctly use the articles a, an, and the in writing. 36b. Identify a noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, and conjunction in a sentence. Explain the type of information nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions provides in a sentence. 36c. Form plural nouns, verbs, and possessives in writing. Form irregular nouns and verbs in writing. 36d. Form correct abbreviations for days of the week, months of the year, titles, units of metric and customary measurement, street names, and state names in writing. Understanding: 36. Students understand that: There are rules to forming grammatically correct sentences in standard English. When writing, they must use punctuation correctly, capitalize appropriate words, form complete sentences with subject-verb agreement, and spell the words that are appropriate for third graders. 36a. Articles are a part of speech that can come before a noun to indicate if the noun is specific (Bring me the book) or general (Bring me a book.) A is usually used before nouns that start with a consonant sound, while an is usually used before words that start with a vowel sound. 36b. Each word in a sentence plays an important role in conveying meaning. A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea and tells who or what the sentence is about. A verb expresses an action or a state of being and tells what the noun is doing. An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun and tells attributes of the noun. An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or adverb, and provides more description about another word in the sentence. A pronoun can be used in place of a noun. A preposition is placed before a noun or pronoun to create a prepositional phrase that modifies (changes the meaning of) another word in the sentence. A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses and indicates the relationship between the joined units; there are coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. 36c. There are standard English grammar conventions to make nouns, verbs, and possessives plural, and following these conventions helps make their writing clear. Some nouns and verbs do not form plurals in a regular way. 36d. Abbreviations can be used in place of whole words when writing.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 4	38. Compose complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and usage. a. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns. Example: a small red bag rather than a red small bag b. Form and use prepositional phrases and conjunctions. c. Recognize and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences. d. Use commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks correctly. e. Use correct capitalization, including familial relations and proper adjectives. f. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 38. Compose Complete sentences Subject-verb agreement Punctuation 38a. Adjectives 38b. Prepositional phrases Conjunctions 38c. Sentence fragments Run-on sentences 38d. Commas Apostrophes Quotation marks 38e. Capitalization Familial relations Proper adjectives 38f. References Knowledge: 38. Students know: A complete sentence has at least one subject and one predicate. A subject and its verb must both be singular or both plural. A complete sentence ends with an ending punctuation mark and there are other punctuation marks that may need to be included. 38a. The English language orders adjectives within a sentence according to conventional patterns. 38b. A prepositional phrase is a group of words consisting of a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any words that modify the object. A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses and indicates the relationship between the joined units; there are coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. 38c. A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence that is missing either its subject or its main verb. A run-on sentence occurs when multiple complete sentences are joined incorrectly without using a coordinating conjunction or appropriate punctuation. 38d. Commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks are punctuation marks that are used in writing for specific purposes. 38e. Certain words in the English language are capitalized. 38f. Phonics skills necessary to spell words correctly. Correct spellings can be located in reference materials, such as dictionaries. Skills: 38. Students are able to: Write complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement and appropriate punctuation and word usage. 38a. Appropriate order adjectives within a sentence according to standard English conventions; for example, a small red bag rather than a red small bag. 38b. Form and use prepositional phrases in writing. Form and use conjunctions in writing. 38c. Recognize sentence fragments and run-on sentences. Correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences. 38d. Use commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks correctly in writing. 38e. Use correct capitalization, including familial relations and proper adjectives. 38f. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly. Consult references for correct spellings, if needed. Understanding: 38. Students understand that: The proper conventions of a complete sentence must be used to convey their intended meaning. 38a. Ordering adjectives in a conventional manner helps their writing to be clearly understood by readers. 38b. Prepositional phrases and conjunctions are used to expand or connect words, phrases, and sentences. 38c. Sentence fragments and run-on sentences should not be included in academic writing, and they must be corrected when the occur. 38d. Commas are a common punctuation mark used in writing for multiple reasons, such as to separate items in a series, before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence, or with direct quotations. Apostrophes are used to form possessive nouns and contractions. Quotation marks are used to show dialogue (speech) in text. 38e. There are common capitalization rules to follow, such as capitalizing the first letter of a sentence, proper nouns, and the pronoun I. There are less common capitalization rules, like capitalizing familial relations and proper adjectives. 38f. To clearly communicate in writing, they must use correct spellings. If they do not know how to spell a word, they can consult reference materials for assistance.
English Language Arts ELA2021 (2021) Grade: 5	40. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. a. Use commas to separate items in a series, separate introductory elements from the rest of a sentence, set off tag questions, and indicate direct address. b. Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate the titles of different types of works. c. Spell grade-level words correctly, consulting references as needed. Unpacked Content Teacher Vocabulary: 40. Demonstrate Command Conventions Standard English capitalization Standard English punctuation Standard English spelling 40a. Commas Series Tag questions Introductory elements Direct address 40b. Underlining Quotation marks Italics 40c. References Knowledge: 40. Students know: Standard English spelling conventions. Punctuation marks and their appropriate usage. Capitalization rules for standard English. 40a. Commas are used to separate groups of words. Commas are used to separate introductory elements, which consist of phrases and words that appear before the main clause of the sentence. A tag question is a question that is added at the end of a sentence; it consists of two basic elements: a verb and a pronoun. A direct address means to direct a statement to a particular person, and a comma is used to separate the person's name from the rest of the sentence. 40b. Underlining, quotation marks, and italics are used to indicate titles of creative works in writing. 40c. Phonics skills necessary to spell words correctly. Correct spellings can be located in reference materials, such as dictionaries. Skills: 40. Students are able to: Use correct capitalization in writing. Use appropriate punctuation in writing. Spell fifth-grade level words correctly. 40a. Write sentences that correctly use commas to separate words in a series, such as cat, dog, turtle, etc. Write sentences that correctly use a comma to separate introductory elements from the rest of a sentence, such as In the nighttime, people have a harder time driving. Write sentences with tag questions with correct comma usage, such as She didn't forget to call you, did she? Write sentences with direct addresses that correctly use a comma, such as Jackie, are you leaving so soon? 40b. Use the correct indicator (underline, quotation marks, italics) when writing the titles of different types of works. 40c. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly. Consult references for correct spellings, if needed. Understanding: 40. Students understand that: When writing, they must use punctuation correctly, capitalize appropriate words, and spell fifth-grade level words correctly. 40a. Commas are a common punctuation mark that are used for a variety of purposes. 40b. Titles of work are identified differently, either with underlining, quotation marks, or italics. 40c. To clearly communicate in writing, they must use correct spellings. If they do not know how to spell a word, they can consult reference materials for assistance.

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The Exclamation Point