CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.2c
The Standard
Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students place commas correctly when writing a full date. They also use commas to separate three or more single-word items in a list.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students correctly write dates such as “May 6, 2027.” They also punctuate lists such as “red, blue, and green” and can explain that commas separate the items.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may write a comma after the month, as in “May, 6 2027,” or leave the date unpunctuated. In a list, they may omit commas or place one after “and.”
How to Assess It
- Ask students to rewrite: “My party is on June 8 2027 and we will have cake games and music.” Check for three correctly placed commas.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students word cards and comma tiles to build a date and a three-item list correctly.
Ask students to write their birthday and name three foods they would serve at a party.
Play Comma Fix-It by showing unpunctuated dates and lists for teams to correct on whiteboards.
Use the class calendar and a classroom supply list to find places where commas belong.
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.2b
Use commas in greetings and closings of letters.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.2a
Use punctuation to separate items in a series.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.2a
Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.2b
Use commas in addresses.
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