CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.2b

ELA3rd GradeConventions of Standard English

The Standard

Use commas in addresses.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify the parts of a written address and use commas to separate them when the address appears in a sentence or on one line. They distinguish comma placement from the line breaks used on an envelope.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students correctly place commas between the street address, city, and state when an address appears on one line. They can also explain that commas separate the main parts of the address.
Common Misconceptions: Students may leave out commas, place them after street numbers, or add them between every word. They may also confuse the commas in an address with the comma between a city and state.
How to Assess It: Give students this address: 42 Oak Street Austin Texas 78701. Ask them to rewrite it with correct capitalization and commas.

Lesson moves

Give pairs address cards with missing punctuation, then have them add comma tiles between the correct address parts.
Ask students to write their school address on one line and explain why each comma belongs where it does.
Play Address Fix-It by displaying five addresses and awarding points when teams correct each comma placement.
Examine an envelope or package label, then rewrite its mailing address as one sentence using commas.

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