Comma Rules Slideshow Presentation
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Do your students know when and when NOT to use commas? Use this engaging lesson package with slide show presentation, interactive notebook reference flip book, and posters featuring sports-themed mentor sentences to review rules for correct comma usage with middle and high school ELA classes. ProducPrice $16.00Original Price $20.25Save $4.25
Description
Need a quick comma review for middle and high school? Use this engaging slide show with sports-themed mentor sentences to teach sixteen rules for using commas in writing. A Teacher Guide with discussion questions and additional information will help you deliver the presentation with confidence.
Product Features
★ Thorough resource with all the comma guidelines students need for high school English
★ 2 formats included: Google Slides and PDF presentation
★ Teacher Guide with discussion questions and additional information
★ Punctuation "rules" based on style guidelines from MLA 8 and Strunk and White's The Elements of Style
Contents
Comma Rules Presentation
(1) Title slide with interactive links to each section
(2-6) Commas in series
(7-12) Places and addresses
(13-15) Commas in dates
(16-18) Titles or degrees after names
(19-21) Interjections
(22-25) Commas with coordinate adjectives
(26-30) Adverbs (transitional adverbs and "too")
(31-32) Contrast or contradiction
(33-35) Punctuating quotations and dialogue
(36-37) Nouns of direct address
(38-39) Commas with introductory phrases
(40-45) Commas in compound sentences
(46-50) Dependent clauses in complex sentences
(51-54) Nonessential phrases and clauses or parenthetical expressions
(55-56) To prevent confusion
(57-62) Do not use a comma
(63-65) Commas and spacing
Teacher Guide
(1) Resource overview
(2) Table of Contents and link to Google Slides file
(3) Presentation layout and navigation tips
(4-20) Presentation page notes with discussion questions and additional information
(21) Terms of use
Teacher Prep
No prep! Just open the PDF file and project on your whiteboard or screen.
A link to access your copy of the Google Slides version is provided in the Teacher Guide. Save the file to your Google Drive, and then you can share it with students or assign in Google Classroom.
You may want to print the Teacher Guide or have it open on a laptop or tablet for reference as you discuss the slideshow in class.
Recommended Pacing
If this lesson is a review for your class, you may be able to move fairly quickly through the presentation. If students are not already familiar with the comma usage rules, I recommend breaking this lesson into chunks of 2-3 rules at a time to allow for practice and reflection between segments.
Day 1 - Series, Places, Dates, Titles
Day 2 - Interjections, Adjectives, Adverbs
Day 3 - Contrast, Quotes, Direct Address
Day 4 - Introductory Phrases, Compound Sentences
Day 5 - Dependent Clauses, Nonessential Phrases and Clauses, To Prevent Confusion, Do Not Use a Comma, Commas and Spacing
Related Resources
Get the most out of this lesson by using it with my Comma Rules Interactive Notebook Flipbook and Comma Rules Poster Set that both align perfectly with this presentation.
What's Included?
This zipped folder includes 2 PDF files: a 65-slide presentation to project on your whiteboard and a 20-page Teacher Guide with notes for discussion.
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