Students will gain an understanding of using contractions in speaking and in written text. They will identify word pairs used to make contractions and create contractions appropriately. They will also have a better understanding of how certain grammatical structures, like contractions, contribute to the overall understanding of a text.

Students will read a descriptin and examples of hyphen usage in numbers and fractions. Students will then write the word form of numbers using hyphens appropriately. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read directions and write sentences using a slash as punctuation. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read examples of using abbreviations for street name, and then read and rewrite sentences using abbreviations. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read examples of abbreviations used before and after people's names, and will then read sentences and rewrite them to include appropriate abbreviations. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.

Students will read sentences that include citations from poems. They will then rewrite the citations correctly. This resource supports English language development for English language learners.