Where to Put the Comma, Period, Colon, and Semicolon When Using Quotation Marks
Students can be baffled by punctuation. Here’s a tutorial on how to use end quotation marks with commas, periods, colons, and semicolons. Let’s make it easy!
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The Memory of Snow
In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, an elder gives the memory of snow to Jonas who has never seen or heard of snow. Describe something physical to someone who has never seen or experienced it before.
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What Memory Would You Give?
In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, in both the book and 2014 movie version, one of the elders transmits memories to the protagonist Jonas. What memory of yours would you give and to whom would you give it?
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How to Use Commas in Compound Sentences with Coordinating Conjunctions
I’m sharing this infographic with you to use with your students as you teach the sticky, dull, boring subject of when to use commas in a compound sentence that is joined by a coordinating conjunction. After the infographic, you’ll find an exercise you can give your students to reinforce the material they’ve just learned. The answers follow the sentences.
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That’s a Commercial?
Car commercials are getting more intriguing, crossing the line from ads to mini-movies, complete with characters, plot, and secret missions. Write your own commercial for a vehicle of your choice.
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Homeschooling: Am I Ruining My Children?
Homeschooling this year? Afraid of ruining your children? Check out this weird article by Sharon Watson to read some statistics that might surprise you.
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A Real Science-Fiction Town
Sometimes real stories catch our imagination and give us ideas for our fiction writing. Read this strange news report and write a science-fiction story from it.
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The Discoveries of Youth
When you’re really little, you make discoveries all the time, things that seem old or boring to you now. Read this quote and then write about a time when you discovered or learned something when you were younger.
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Young Entrepreneurs
Here’s a writing prompt the whole family can do. You can dream together or separately. Will a new family business be born from it?
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A Book Every Christian Should Read
If you were to recommend one book that every Christian should read, what book would it be? If it’s too general to think of “every Christian,” substitute the words “your friends.”
