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Punctuation, the

key to make your


writings
understandable!

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PUNCTUATION IS USED TO CREATE SE


NSE, CLARITY AND STRESS IN SENTE
NCES

!
to structure

You use punctuation marks


and organize your
writing. The most common of these are period , comma,
exclamation mark, question mark, quotation marks, colon
,
semi-colon,
apostrophe,
hyphen and dash,
and
parentheses and brackets. Capital letters are also used to
help us organize meaning and to structure the sense of our
writing.

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ACTIVITIES
Activity 1:
Look for the meaning of each punctuation mark in your dictionary. Then
draw the corresponding symbol for all of them. Use the chart below ..

Punctuation marks

Symbols

Capital Letters

A,B, C Z

Comma
'Period', 'Full Stop' or 'Point'
Question Mark
Exclamation Mark
Quotation Marks
Brackets and Parentheses
Semi Colon
Colon
The Apostrophe

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Activity 2: Read the following texts. Then make


comments about the importance of punctuation and
capitalization.
Text 1.
perhaps you do not always
need to use commas periods
colons etc to make sentences
clear when i am in a hurry tired
cold lazy or angry i sometimes
leave out punctuation marks
grammar is stupid i can write
without it and dont need it my
uncle Harry once said he was
not very clever and i never
understood a word he wrote to
me i think ill learn some
punctuation
not too much
enough to write to Uncle Harry
he needs some help.
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Text 2.
Perhaps you don't always need
to use commas, periods, colons
etc. to make sentences clear.
When I am in a hurry, tired, cold,
lazy, or angry I sometimes leave
out punctuation marks.
"Grammar is stupid! I can write
without it and don't need it." my
uncle Harry once said. He was
not very clever and I never
understood a word he wrote to
me. I think I'll learn some
punctuation - not too much,
enough to write to Uncle Harry.
He needs some help!

So, how you make your


English clearer and better
organized?

___________________________________
___________________________________
____________.
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Activity 3:
Pay
Pay attention
attention to
to the
the following
following presentations.
presentations. You
You will
will need
need this
this information
information to
to solve
solve some
some exercises.
exercises.

Note:
Previous to this activity, the class was
divided into eleven groups and each one
was provided with punctuation marks
information in order to prepare a
presentation for the whole class.
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Activity
4:

Based on the presentations about punctuation marks solve the exercises below.

1. Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

a) The children's books were all left in the following places: Mrs
Smith's room, Mr Powell's office and the caretaker's
cupboard.
b) The children's books were all left in the following places; Mrs
Smith's room, Mr Powell's office and the caretaker's
cupboard.
c) The childrens books were all left in the following places: Mrs
Smiths room, Mr Powells office and the caretakers cupboard.
d) The children's books were all left in the following places, Mrs
Smith's room, Mr Powell's office and the caretaker's
cupboard.
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2.

Insert
Insert the
the necessary
necessary punctuation
punctuation marks
marks and
and
necessary.
necessary.

capitalize
capitalize words
words where
where

a) Tomas nearly bursting with joy showed his family


through his gorgeous newly renovated home.
b) Tom the owner of Skip's Septic Service said he
would be here tomorrow however there's always
a chance he won't be able to come especially if
it rains.
c) My oldest sister who lives in Minnesota is a
nutritionist my youngest sister who lives in
Tennessee is a college administrator.
d) Jonhs wife Mireya has resigned from her position
as Head Nurse.
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3.

Read the following love letters, which of


these would you like to receive?

Dear John,
I want a man who knows
what love is all about. You
are generous, kind,
thoughtful. People who are
not like you admit to being
useless and inferior. You
have ruined me for other
men. I yearn for you. I have
no feelings whatsoever
when were apart. I can be
forever happy will you let
me be yours?
Juanita.
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Dear John,
I want a man who knows
what love is. All about you
are generous, kind,
thoughtful people, who are
not like you. Admit to being
useless and inferior. You have
ruined me. For other men, I
yearn. For you I have no
feelings whatsoever. When
were apart, I can be forever
happy. Will you let me be?
Yours,
Juanita.

Answer sheet
Activity 1:

Punctuation marks

Symbols

Capital Letters

A,B, C Z

Comma

'Period', 'Full Stop' or


'Point'
Question Mark
Exclamation Mark
Quotation Marks
Brackets and
Parentheses
Semi Colon
Colon
Apostrophe
Hyphens and Dashes
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Activity 2:
(suggested answer)
Using punctuation marks in a correct form.

answer sheet

Activity 3:

Students are suppose to attend all the presentations.

Activity 4:
Exercise 1: a)
Exercise 2:
1.
a) Tomas,
Tomas, nearly
1.
a)
nearly bursting
bursting with
with joy,
joy, showed
showed his
his family
family through
through his
his
gorgeous, newly renovated home.
b)
b) Tom,
Tom, the
the owner
owner of
of Skip's
Skip's Septic
Septic Service,
Service, said
said he
he would
would be
be here
here
tomorrow; however, there's always a chance he won't be able to come,
especially if it rains.
c) My oldest sister, who lives in Minnesota, is a nutritionist; my
youngest sister, who lives in Tennessee, is a college administrator. OR
you could use a period and start a new sentence where we've used a
semicolon.
d) John's wife, Margot, has resigned from her position as Head Nurse.
Exercise 3:
Students
Students are
are expected
expected to
to select
select letter
letter 1,
1, based
based on
on the
the punctuation
punctuation rules
rules
they
have
learned
in
class.
It
also
makes
sense.
they have learned in class. It also makes sense.
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EVALUATION OF TASKS IMPLEMENTATION


1. Aspects that went well during the

implementation:
Students motivation: Students were highly

motivated during the implementation of activities.


They regarded the topic as important and useful for
their academic and personal training.

Materials: students liked the materials used to carry

out the activities, specially the technological resources


as the video bean and internet. For me, as a teacher, it
was gratifying to see that much of the success of the
activity was due to the proper selection of materials.

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Rapport: I really liked the way my students

interacted each other. They were attentive to


most of the presentations. They enjoyed doing
the proposed activities to the extent that most
of them wanted to be the first in finishing and
show me their answers. Most of them also
loved online-interaction. They realized it as an
appealing and effective tool to keep
practicing.

Activities: students found these interesting,

appealing and easy to solve.


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Aspects that didnt go that well during


the implementation:
Studentspriorknowledge: little knowledge

of the topic made the activity longer than


expected. It was like addressing the topic for
the first time.

Some studentspresentations: some

presentations were not striking at all due to


the lack of knowledge about the topic, the
little experience making presentations not
only in English but also in Spanish.
Internet (for online exercises): some

activities had to be interrupted due to the lack

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What I would do if I were to present the


tasks again:
I would check, in advance, the students prior

knowledge about the topic to be treated.


I would provide more advice to the students in
order to ensure, to some extent, the success of
the presentations.
I would implement more tasks design projects
since the beginning of the school year.
I would involve as many teachers as possible
in the tasks design project in order to improve
these abilities, not only in the English class,
but in other subjects as well.
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References
http://3snakesand1cat.blogspot.com/2008/02/pun

ctuation-is-used-to-create-sense.html
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/
grammar_tutorial/page_55.htm
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizze
s/punct3_quiz.htm
http://www.hot.ee/kat3z/hotPot/Punctuation_rap.h
tm
Diccionario Oxford Pocket Para estudiantes de
ingles. Espaol-Ingls Ingles-Espaol. Tercera
edicion.
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