NEW CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL

FACULTY LANGUAGES

AREA ENGLISH

TEACHER SEBASTIÁN DÍAZ

GRADE 8th grade

DATE 1/09/2020

STUDENT Laura Sofía Giraldo Galvis

GOAL NAME: Writing and usage: Structure their writing, using paragraphs and sequencing events, details
and ideas within paragraph applying the punctuation rules and basic grammatical structures to organize simple
and complex sentences.

Learning Objectives: Deploy a range of punctuation and grammatical choices to enhance and emphasize
meaning, aid cohesion and create a wide range of effects use accurate spelling.

WORKSHEET # 1
TOPIC: PUNCTUATION

EXPLORING

Students will read a variety of sentences in order to realize the impact and difference that correct punctuation can
have on a text.

I am sorry you cannot come with us.

I am sorry. You cannot come with us.

The butler stood by the door & called the guests’ names.
The butler stood by the door & called the guests names.

The criminal, says the judge, should be hanged.

The criminal says, the judge should be hanged.

BUILDING UP

Students will go over the usually used punctuation marks through a power point presentation, additionally review
the commonly made mistakes.
 PERIODS

The period has three primary functions:

To show that a sentence has ended

Example: We are going to the mall today.

To show that an abbreviation has ended.

Example: We are shopping on State St. today.

As a decimal point

Example: The shoes cost $42.99.

 COMMAS
Use commas to separate items in a list of three or more.

Remember that an “item” may refer to a noun, verb, or adjective phrase.

Note: Usage of a comma to separate the second-to-last from the last item is optional.

Example: I need to buy eggs milk lettuce and bread.

I need to buy eggs, milk, lettuce, and bread.

Use a comma to separate independent clauses (complete thoughts) when they are
joined by the following conjunctions:

and, or, for, nor, so, but, yet.

Note: The comma should come before the conjunction.

Example: I want to buy the new jacket but it is too expensive.

I want to buy the new jacket, but it is too expensive.

Use a comma to separate a dependent clause (incomplete thought) from an

independent clause (complete thought).

Here are some examples of sentences with dependent and independent clauses:

1) When I get older, I will be able to drive. (Dependent), (Independent).

2) If you are good, I will buy you a toy. (Dependent), (Independent).

Example: Without water the plant will die.

Without water, the plant will die.

Use a comma(s) to separate any word or phrase from the rest of the sentence that is not essential to the
sentence's meaning. This phrase usually provides extra information about the subject.

Here are some examples of sentences with words/phrases that are not essential to the sentence’s meaning:

1) My brother, a 26-year-old male, is watching TV.

2) Amy Rivers, my best friend, is going to the mall today.

3) I am ready for my dad, a hardworking man, to come home.

Use a comma to separate a quotation from the rest of a sentence.

Example: “We need to buy more sugar” she said “before it runs out!”

“We need to buy more sugar,” she said, “before it runs out!”

Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of a sentence.

Example: Hi how are you?

Hi, how are you?

Use a comma to separate the name of a city from a country or state.

Example:

I live in Chapel Hill North Carolina.

I live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Use a comma to separate the day of the week, the day of the month, and the year.

Example:

Today is Thursday April 18 1943.

Today is Thursday, April 18, 1943.

QUOTATION MARKS

Quotation marks have six primary functions:

When repeating someone’s exact words.

Example: “I feel sleepy,” Jim said.

To show irony.

Example: My friend energetic claimed that he was “too

tired” to help me

To show an unusual usage of a word or phrase.

Example: It seems difficult to “know” everything about the

human body.

To refer to a word itself rather than its associated

meaning.

Example: The word “cooper” refers to someone who makes barrels.

To refer to nicknames and false titles.

Example: Mike “Kid Dynamite” Tyson is a boxer.

APOSTROPHES
The apostrophe has two primary functions:

To show possession of a noun.

Example: That is the house of David. That is David’s house.

To show the omission of letters.

Example: I am your friend. I’m your friend.

EXCLAMATION MARKS

Exclamation points are used to show strong emotion.

Example: I am so happy! We won the game.

QUESTION MARKS
Question Marks are used to end a question.

Example: Are we going to the mall today?

COLON
Before a list that is introduced by a complete sentence.

Example: The reporter interviewed the following people: the department heads,
the members of the faculty council, and a representative group of students.

To introduce the effect, or logical consequence of an action.

Example: There was only one way he could win: he had to cheat.

Before a quotation.

Example: This is what Plato had to say about mathematicians: “I have hardly ever
known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.”

After the salutation in a business letter or memo.

Example: Dear Senator Harkin:

To separate chapter and verse in scripture.

Example: The Sunday school class studied James

4:10

To separates hours from minutes.

Example: Our soccer game starts at 7:30.

To show ratios.

Example: Pour in the milk and water at a 3:1 ratio.

 SEMICOLONS
The semicolon has three primary functions:

To combine two closely related complete sentences (independent clauses) which are not joined by a
conjunction.

Example: The man was wet; he was standing in the rain without an umbrella.

To separate complete sentences (independent clauses) that are joined by a conjunctive adverb.

Example: Jane likes fruit; however, she does not like apples.

Here is a list of common conjunctive adverbs:

To separate items in a list when commas alone would be confusing.

Example: The school specializes in three fields of study: economics, the study of the economy; philosophy, the
study of thought; and anthropology, the study of mankind.

PRACTICING

Students will practice their punctuation skills by adding the missing marks to sentences and texts.
Correct the following sentences by adding punctuation marks.

1. “Mary is trying hard in school this semester “her father said

2. “No” the taxi driver said curtly “I cannot get you to the airport in fifteen minutes”

3. I believe jack remarked that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring, at least that’s what I read

in a book entitled guide to Europe.

4. My French professor told me that my accent is abominable.

5. she asked “is time a magazine you read regularly?”

6. Flanner O’Connor, probably got the title of one of her stories from the words of the old popular song “a

good man is hard to find”

7. when did Roosevelt say? “we have nothing to fear but fear itself”

8. It seems to me that “hip” and “cool” are words that are going out of style.
 9. Yesterday John said “this afternoon I’ll bring back your book conflict in the middle east”, however, he did

not return it.

10. can you believe Dot asked me, that it has been almost five years since we have seen each other.

Correct the following paragraphs by adding the missing punctuation marks.

1. Yesterday was the first day of the school holidays. My family and I travelled to Portsmouth in the south of
England, we went there with my aunty Jill, my uncle albert, and my two cousins. We stayed in a guest
house next to the sea, on most days we sailed along the coast, although, it was busy with other boats it was
fantastic, would you like to go?

2. during July, my cousin and I went to Drayton manor. I loved it one of my favorite rides was called “the
apocalypse” my cousins favorite ride was called “storm force 10” have you ever been there? which ride is
your favorite?

3. Harry spencer lived in the tiny English village of Hampton, he was a famous detective who ran “the spencer
detective agency” on river road, he had many local clients, have you heard of Derek Gallagher? harry
followed him to make sure that he was going to work every day, do you know where he was going instead?
he was going fishing, what a naughty man.

4. Scotland is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, have you ever been there? I love it! the main
cities are Glasgow and Edinburgh are great, some of the views of the countryside are stunning.

5. The last time I went into Birmingham it rained all day, I forgot my umbrella so I got soaked. Have you ever
done that? what an idiot. Next time I’ll remember it.

6. The Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) has become one alternative to the impending
increase in our elderly population. According to Estella Espinoza, professor of gerontology at the university
of Connecticut, “Nursing homes are no longer the answer to this social need” she said “their simply too
costly for today’s senior-citizens” she added. CCRCs normally require a tremendous down payment to buy
into a living unit then they require, a considerable monthly "maintenance fee" this large initial investment
together with the continuing high price of so called maintenance means that many Americans will be
excluded from the CCRC of their choice, “it’s a shame that getting old has to be so expensive” said
Espinoza, there are three things involved here: affordability, convenience, and human dignity.

7. Winston is one of the most laid-back people I know, he is tall and slim with black hair and he always wears
a t-shirt and black jeans. His jeans have holes in them and his baseball boots are scruffy too, he usually sits
at the back of the class and he often seems to be asleep; however, when the exam results are given out he
always gets an "A" I don't think he’s as lazy as he appears to be.
 8. I was with my mother near camp Tayrona, when we met my aunt Ximena for the first time she was a
beautiful, tall woman with blue eyes and long hair she was wearing a long red dress and high heels. She
was with her husband joe and her husband’s son Michael, they had been there for 5 days on vacation, but it
was time to go home I must say that, although, she is my mom’s sister I never felt anything for her, she
actually seemed like a bad person to me. That day we accompanied them to the airport and watched them
leave as we drank a coffe

9. e on the airports terrace.

10. “Meeaow”, what is the definition of a cat? some dictionaries say that it is a feline mammal usually having
thick soft fur, but unable to roar. Many people have domestic cats, that is cats they keep as pets at home, do
you have a cat? what is it called? my kitten is a Persian blue cat called kitty, there are many larger members
of the cat family such: as lions, tigers, jaguars, and cheetahs roar, have you ever seen one at a zoo or safari
park?

ASSESSING

The students will be collaboratively assessed during the practice. As formative assessment at the end
of the lesson, the students will present an automatic summative assessment.

COLLABORATIVE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT:

Each student will write a 100-word paragraph, in Arial 12, with 1.5 line spacing and without any type of
punctuation marks, in fact, they must try to make it as challenging and tricky as possible. The creation of
this paragraph will be shared with one or more peers, who will punctuate it as they see fit. Once finished,
the students will have a one on one session with each peer that punctuated his/her text and go over the
marks he might have missed, being able to understand their mistakes from a peer´s perspective and
accomplishing significant learning.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT:

Students will be granted access to a google form, where they will find different sentences and
paragraphs. They will be asked to punctuate them according to what they have learnt, this will provide
evidence of their understanding of the lesson.

FEEDBACK

The feedback process will be developed during and after each practice or evaluation by going over the
correct way of punctuating the texts presented, this will be done by projecting the text on the board
and punctuating it together with the students, this they identify their mistakes and solve any possible
doubts.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://people.bu.edu/kvigil/quotestwo.htm
http://web.uvic.ca/lancenrd/martin/weblang/weblang15.htm
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/pdfs/punctuating_sentences_FS_CL_EM_QM.pdf
AUTHOR/ CREADO POR: APPROVED BY:

Sebastián Díaz

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