Punctuation - 7-12
Grade
7
Quarter/Focus
Quarter One: Quotation
marks, end marks, and
commas
Quarter Two: apostrophes,
quotation marks, end
marks, commas
Students will be able to.
 Explain and demonstrate correct
punctuation of direct quotations
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Quarter Three: Punctuate
correctly. Apostrophes,
quotation marks, end
marks, and commas
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Quarter Four: Punctuate
correctly. Apostrophes,
quotation marks, end
marks, and commas
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Quarter One: apostrophes
in contractions, quotation
marks, underline vs. italics,
commas for items in a
series, dates, addresses,
direct address, letters,
introductory words,
phrases and dialogue, and
in complex/compound
sentences
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Quarter Two: apostrophes
in contractions, quotation
marks, underline vs. italics,
commas for items in a
series, dates, addresses,
direct address, letters,
introductory words,
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Punctuate compound and complex
sentences correctly
Use apostrophes, colons, and commas
correctly
Recognize and effectively use direct
quotations in fiction and non-fiction texts
Given a set of choices involving various
forms of punctuation, choose the
correctly punctuated example
Use commas correctly in a series and in
complex sentences
Edit and revise own and other’s writing
for conventions focusing on comma use
Experiment with compound/complex
constructions
Use commas correctly in a series and
direct address
Edit and revise one’s own and other’s
writing for conventions
Given a set of choices involving various
forms of punctuation, choose the
correctly punctuated example
Indicate titles clearly and appropriately
Cite sources correctly using prescribed
punctuation, capitalization, sequence, etc.
Supply rules for using commas in series
and in introductory words and phrases
Apply rules for using commas and colons
correctly in friendly and business letters
Edit for punctuation and capitalization,
recognizing and correcting errors in one’s
own and other’s work
Use commas correctly in
compound/complex sentences – before a
coordinating conjunctions/after an
introductory phrase or clause
Edit own and other’s writing
phrases and dialogue, and
in complex/compound
sentences
Quarter Three: apostrophes
in contractions, quotation
marks, underlining vs.
italics, commas for items in
a series, dates, direct
addresses, letters,
addresses, introductory
words/phrases in dialogue
and in complex, compound
sentences
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Quarter Four: apostrophes
in contractions, quotation
marks, underlining vs.
italics, commas for items in
a series, dates, direct
addresses, letters,
addresses, introductory
words/phrases in dialogue
and in complex, compound
sentences
Quarter One: Commas,
quotation marks,
apostrophes, underlining,
italics, capitalization,
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Quarter Two: Commas,
quotation marks,
apostrophes, underlining,
italics
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Quarter Three: commas,
quotation marks,
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Punctuate dialogue correctly
Use apostrophes correctly in contractions
and possessives
Use commas correctly in
compound/complex sentences – before a
coordinating conjunction/after an
introductory phrase or clause
Use colons to introduce a list
Edit own and other’s writing for
conventions including capitalization,
apostrophes in contractions, quotation
marks, underlining vs. italics, commas (in
a series, dates, addresses, direct address,
letters, introductory words, phrases in
dialogue, and in compound/complex
sentences.
Use punctuation correctly and edit/revise
one’s own and other’s writing
Experiment with dashes and hyphens
Identify, imitate and use correctly
punctuated appositives in diverse texts
Identify, imitate and use compound
sentences punctuated with semicolons in
diverse texts.
Identify, imitate and use dialogue in
direct quotations in diverse texts
Discern, critique and imitate occurrences
in mentor text or phrases and clauses in a
series separated by commas
Explain and use the apostrophe to
construct the possessive case in writing
of self and others
Identify, imitate and craft sentences using
commas to separate clauses that are
apostrophes, underlining,
italics
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Quarter Four: commas,
quotation marks,
apostrophes, underlining,
italics, parentheses, colons,
semi-colons
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Quarter One: Dash for
stylistic effect,
Quarter Two: punctuate
correctly, including
apostrophes, commas,
semi-colons, colons and
colons
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Quarter Three: punctuate
correctly including
commas, semi-colons,
colons and dashes
joined by coordinating conjunctions
Identify, imitate and craft sentences that
use commas to separate non-essential
clauses and phrases in sentences
Edit sentences for correct comma use,
focusing on compound sentences and
nonrestrictive clauses
Select the appropriately punctuated
sentence from a variety of options
Identify, explain and imitate effective use
of parentheses, commas to separate
parenthetical elements, semi-colons, and
colons
Use sentence combining techniques to
revise and purposefully create compound
sentences, punctuated with semi-colon.
Embed quoted passages and apply
conventional punctuation
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identify, explain and imitate stylistic uses
of the comma
intentionally add variety and voice to an
original piece of writing by employing
commas, asyndeton, and/or polysyndeton
identify and explain how semi-colons and
conjunctive adverbs are used in a text
intentionally employ semi-colons as
appropriate to join independent clauses
and clarify items in a series
identify and imitate stylistic uses of the
semi-colon
explain how the use of a semi-colon
gives a sentence different meaning or
impact than the use of other punctuation
intentionally add variety and voice to an
original piece of writing by employing
semi-colons
identify and explain how colons are used
in a text
describe and create examples of
appropriate and inappropriate uses of the
colon
employ colons in their own writing for
emphasis
Quarter Four: punctuate
correctly including
commas, semi-colons,
colons and dashes, and
apostrophes
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identify and imitate stylistic uses of the
colon
explain how the use of a colon gives a
sentence different meaning or impact
than the use of other punctuation
intentionally add variety and voice to an
original piece of writing by employing
the punctuation studied this year: colon,
dash, comma, semi-colon
explain and use the apostrophe the
possessive case and construct
contractions in writing of self and others
Quarter One: discern and
intentionally use standard
conventions
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critique and correct faulty grammatical
structures and punctuation errors in text
produced by self and others
Quarter Two: discern and
intentionally use standard
conventions
Quarter Three: discern and
intentionally use standard
conventions
Quarter Four: discern and
intentionally use standard
conventions
Mountains: discern and
intentionally use standard
conventions
Plains: discern and
intentionally use standard
conventions
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critique and correct faulty grammatical
structures and punctuation errors in text
produced by self and others
critique and correct faulty grammatical
structures and punctuation errors in text
produced by self and others
critique and correct faulty grammatical
structures and punctuation errors in text
produced by self and others
critique and correct faulty grammatical
structures and punctuation errors in text
produced by self and others
critique and correct faulty grammatical
structures and punctuation errors in text
produced by self and others
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