Style
Punctuation
Main Points
100
You use this to __emphasize__ a vocabulary word.
What is bold font, or underlining?
100
Ah, you understand the question, she said. Name the missing convention.
What are quotation marks?
100
This might be misunderstood if conventions are not present.
What is the meaning of the text?
200
-----It usually indicates the beginning of a paragraph.
What is an indentation?
200
There are many kinds of whales humpback whales, blue whales, and sperm whales. Name the missing convention.
What is a colon?
200
Teachers use this strategy to encourage students to improve their reading and writing when they are stuck in a 'rut.' It involves encouraging students to use different techniques when reading and writing.
What is nudging?
300
We do this to distinguish one speaker from another, every time there is a change in speakers.
What is starting a new paragraph?
300
When one idea ends and the next one begins.
What is a period?
300
Conventions connect to this aspect of pre-alphabetical literary awareness.
What are concepts about print?
400
This is used to represent YELLING.
What are all caps?
400
They keep one meaning from interfering from the next, give additional information, or show a list.
What are commas?
400
These are marks on a page that are used to help text flow like speech, and are used to split up information efficiently in writing.
What are conventions?