COMMA RULES

Which comma rules do you know and follow? TURN & TALK Which comma rules do you know and follow?

STANDARD & OBJECTIVES Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking DETERMINE PLACEMENT OF COMMAS IDENTIFY COMMA RULES REVISE WRITING TO INCLUDE CORRECT COMMA PLACEMENT CREATE SENTENCES WITH CORRECT COMMA PLACEMENT

Use commas between items in a series. COMMA RULE #4 Use commas between items in a series. EXAMPLE: I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE TO BUY EGGS, MILK, AND BUTTER.

WE WENT TO THE MALL THE PARK AND THE LIBRARY TODAY.

THE KIDS ATE PLAYED AND SWAM AT THE BIRTHDAY PARTY.

I’M SO FULL FROM BREAKFAST BECAUSE I ATE EGGS TOAST AND PANCAKES! BOTTOMS UP, HEADS TOGETHER: I’M SO FULL FROM BREAKFAST BECAUSE I ATE EGGS TOAST AND PANCAKES! THEN FOR DINNER I ATE A BURGER FRIES AND DRANK A MILKSHAKE!

PARAGRAPH JIGSAW: WRITE YOUR NAME AT THE TOP OF YOUR PAPER. WHEN I SAY “GO!” YOU’RE GOING TO BEGIN READING YOUR PARAGRAPH AND INSERTING COMMAS WHERE NECESSARY, BASED ON COMMA RULE #4. AFTER 30 SECONDS, THE BUZZER WILL GO OFF AND THEN YOU WILL PASS YOUR PARAGRAPH CLOCKWISE. WHEN YOU GET THE NEXT PAPER, BEGIN READING WHERE YOU LEFT OFF AND CONTINUE INSERTING COMMAS. REPEAT THIS PROCESS UNTIL YOU HAVE BACK YOUR ORIGINAL PAPER.

PARAGRAPH JIGSAW: READ THROUGH THE PARAGRAPH. DISCUSS WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER: WHERE DID YOUR GROUP MEMBERS ADD COMMAS? WERE THERE ANY COMMAS YOU MISSED AS YOU WERE EDITING?

COMMA RULE #8 Use commas when 2 or more adjectives describe 1 noun. Except when indicating age, religion, color, size or national origin. EXAMPLE: She was a quiet, reserved girl.

My dog Bella is a loud hairy dog.

The book is a funny entertaining read. SHOULDER PARTNERS: The book is a funny entertaining read.

Create 2 sentences that follow INDEPENDENT PRACTICE: Create 2 sentences that follow COMMA RULE #8.

ENTRANCE TICKET: In the following sentences, decide where the commas should be placed. Be ready to stand and share! The novel was a fast exciting read! My sister is a loud obnoxious girl. After dinner we talked danced and partied all night.

STANDARD & OBJECTIVES Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking DETERMINE PLACEMENT OF COMMAS IDENTIFY COMMA RULES REVISE WRITING TO INCLUDE CORRECT COMMA PLACEMENT CREATE SENTENCES WITH CORRECT COMMA PLACEMENT

RULE #3 Use commas around words, phrases, and clauses, when they are not important to the meaning. Example: The legend of big foot, by the way, has never been proven.

I saw my cousin yesterday coincidentally at the mall. My parents went to the park incidentally right after I left.

RULE #7 Use commas with appositives (extra information). Example: John, our team leader, will be going over the directions.

Mrs. Glass my English teacher taught us to annotate as we read. I’ve read Harry Potter my favorite book at least 4 times.

PRACTICE: Geronimo another chief of the Chiricahua Apache was born in what is now Arizona. Mexicans killed his wife children and mother in 1858. He settled down nevertheless on a reservation. An american general George Crook captured Geronimo.

RULE #6 Use commas to set off geographical names and items in dates Example: Madisonville, La February 23, 2017

My child was born on July 16 2015 in New Orleans La. I live in Slidell Louisiana but my uncle lives in Raleigh North Carolina. My child was born on July 16 2015 in New Orleans La.

PRACTICE: Create 2 sentences: 1 with your birthday and 1 with the city you live in.

BALL TOSS: What are the comma rules we reviewed/learned this week?