Georgia 6.L.GC.1.52
The Standard
Mechanics: Use semicolons, with or without a conjunctive adverb, to form compound and compound-complex sentences. (Introduce)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students join two closely related independent clauses with a semicolon. They can add however, therefore, or another conjunctive adverb with correct punctuation. They also use this pattern in sentences containing a dependent clause.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can confirm that each side of the semicolon is a complete clause. The student can create compound and compound-complex sentences, with correct punctuation around conjunctive adverbs.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may place a semicolon between a complete clause and a fragment. They may create a comma splice before however or forget the comma after a conjunctive adverb.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Combine these ideas into one sentence using however: “Because the rain stopped, we started practice. The field remained slippery.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs sentence strips with two independent clauses, one dependent clause, semicolon cards, and adverb cards to build correctly punctuated sentences.
Ask students to explain why however cannot repair a comma splice, then rewrite the sentence correctly.
Run a punctuation relay where teams correct sentence cards containing comma splices, misplaced semicolons, and missing commas after conjunctive adverbs.
Have students revise two lines from a school announcement, using a semicolon once alone and once with therefore or however.
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