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Thursday, November 17, 2011

11-17-2011 Prompts and Punctuation


1.      Language Arts:  Prompts and Punctuation - The first site is an amazing list of writing prompts.  The prompts are thought provoking and interesting and may just keep your middle schoolers' attention!  The rest are games to help learn about proper punctuation in a fun way.  Enjoy!

a.      300 Writing Prompts - http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/
b.      Lesson worth reading about Punctuation Inquiry - http://rethinkingschools.org/archive/26_01/26_01_schlessman.shtml
e.      Apostrophes for contraction and possession activity - http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/apostrophes_con_poss/eng/Introduction/Plenary.htm
f.        Test Your Comma IQ - http://www.savethecomma.com/game/
g.    Punctuation is Important - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlBfnqgnhzw&feature=player_embedded
h.   14 Punctuation Marks You Never Knew Existed - http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/13-punctuation-marks-that-you-never-knew-existed

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