Georgia 1.L.GC.1.13

ELA1st GradeGrammar, Usage, & Mechanics

The Standard

Mechanics: Use periods, exclamation marks, and question marks at the end of sentences. (Continue)

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students decide whether a sentence tells something, asks something, or shows strong feeling. They add the matching mark at the end when reading and writing.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students independently select the correct ending mark for statements, questions, and sentences showing strong feeling. They also read each sentence aloud with a voice that matches the punctuation.
Common Misconceptions: Students may place a period after every sentence or choose an exclamation mark whenever a sentence feels important. They may confuse questions with excited statements or add more than one ending mark.
How to Assess It: Give students three unpunctuated sentences: “The dog is sleeping” “Where is my hat” “What a huge pumpkin” Ask them to add each ending mark and explain one choice.

Lesson moves

Give pairs sentence cards and punctuation tiles, then have them match each sentence with an ending mark and read it aloud.
Ask students to write one sentence that tells, one that asks, and one that shows excitement, then compare punctuation choices.
Play Punctuation Corners by reading a sentence aloud while students move to the period, question mark, or exclamation mark corner.
Examine classroom signs, book covers, and notes for ending marks, then discuss how each mark helps the reader understand the message.

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