Punctuation Lesson, Grades 6-8: Parentheses & Dashes for Extra Information

Our cat, a gray rescue, naps. Our cat (a gray rescue) naps. The same extra detail, set off two more ways. In about 45 minutes, students learn to set off extra information with parentheses or with a pair of dashes, and where the period goes.

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Rule Notes, 1 student page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 6 pages: lesson plan, Rule Notes, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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