Virginia SOL 4.LU.2.A
The Standard
Use commas in series, dates, addresses, and letters in writing.
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Mechanics
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students add commas to separate items in a list and parts of calendar dates and locations. They also punctuate greetings and closings in friendly letters.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students place commas correctly in lists of three or more items, full dates, locations, greetings, and closings. They use the punctuation consistently in their own sentences and letters.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may leave out the comma before the final item in a list. They may add commas between the month and day, split a street number from its name, or punctuate a greeting like a closing.
How to Assess It
- Give students four unpunctuated examples: a list, a full date, a city and state, and a letter closing. Ask them to add commas and explain one choice.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs sentence strips showing lists, dates, locations, and letters, then have them place comma cards where they belong.
Ask students to write four sentences explaining where commas belong in a date, a location, a list, and a letter closing.
Play Comma Fix-It: teams correct one unpunctuated sentence at a time and earn a point for each accurate explanation.
Have students address an envelope and write a short invitation that includes a date, a location, a greeting, and a closing.
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