Westmoreland County Public Schools
High School Curriculum

Language Arts - Punctuation


Language Mechanics

    Commas
The learner will be able to use a comma correctly in the context of a sentence: items in a series, around interupters, when necessary before clauses, in dates, in addresses, etc. (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Colon: Use
The learner will be able to use a colon correctly (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Quotation Mark: Dialogue
The learner will be able to use quotation marks in a written dialogue (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Application Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Apostrophe: Possessives
The learner will be able to identify and correctly use apostrophes with singular and plural possessives (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Semicolon: Use
The learner will be able to use a semicolon correctly (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Title: Use
The learner will be able to use quotation marks in titles (11.7g, 11.8.e).
Bloom's Scope
Comprehension Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Dash: Identify/Use
The learner will be able to identify and correctly use dashes in written works.
Bloom's Scope
Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Dash: Abrupt Break
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a dash used to indicate an abrupt break in thought.
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  
    Dash: Explanation/Afterthought
The learner will be able to identify the correct use of a dash used to indicate an explanation or afterthought.
Bloom's Scope
Knowledge Master
Unit Instructional Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
Unit Assessment Resources
- The EMC Masterpiece Series: The American Tradition, EMC, 1996/Pine Level, various grammar and usage lessons [Textbook]
  

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