Punctuation

Grade 5 Read/Write

Unit 3: Early American Civilizations: Maya,
Aztec, and Inca

November 20, 2024

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LO:

SWBAT edit drafts using standard English
conventions, including punctuation marks.
El alumno editará borradores utilizando las convenciones del
inglés estándar, incluidos los signos de puntuación.

DOL: Given a text, students will correctly edit drafts using

standard English conventions, including punctuation
marks in at least 4 of 5 questions.
Dado un texto, el alumno editará correctamente los borradores
utilizando las convenciones del inglés estándar, incluyendo los
signos de puntuación en al menos 4 de 5 preguntas.

Ⓢ ELA.5.11D.x Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including italics and underlining for titles and emphasis and punctuation marks, including
quotation marks in dialogue and commas in compound and complex sentences.

Early American Civilizations

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Academic Vocabulary

involves improving a
piece of writing by

checking for and fixing
mistakes in grammar,
spelling, punctuation,

capitalization, and
sentence structure

symbols used in writing

to help make the

meaning of sentences
clear and organized

rules of the English
language, including

written mechanics such

as punctuation,

capitalization, spelling,
paragraphing, etc. and
written/oral grammar

such as parts of speech,
word order, subject-verb
agreement, and sentence

structure

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editing

(verb)

Academic Vocabulary

involves improving a
piece of writing by

checking for and fixing
mistakes in grammar,
spelling, punctuation,

capitalization, and
sentence structure

punctuation mark

(noun)

symbols used in writing

to help make the

meaning of sentences
clear and organized

standard convention

(noun)

rules of the English
language, including

written mechanics such

as punctuation,

capitalization, spelling,
paragraphing, etc. and
written/oral grammar

such as parts of speech,
word order, subject-verb
agreement, and sentence

structure

period

comma

exclamation
mark

question
mark

apostrophe

quotation
marks

They are symbols used in
writing to help make the
meaning of sentences
clear and organized.

Punctuation
Marks

It is used to
indicate the end
of a declarative
sentence.

Examples:

Imagine slipping and sliding through mud all
day long.

The Maya were one of many groups of
people who settled in Mesoamerica.

The Maya lived in city-states scattered
across considerable distances.

Maya society was divided into classes with
lords in the highest class.

Perio
d

Amplify Reader Unit 3, Chapter 2

It is used to
indicate a pause
between parts of
a sentence or to
separate items in
a list.

Examples:

Mud, poisonous creatures, and muggy
weather were all part of Charnay’s
experiences in the rainforest.

Between 250 and 900 CE, writing, religion,
and art flourished.

People in the lowlands traded food, cotton,
and jaguar skins for coastal salt and dried
fish.

Their crops included beans, tomatoes,
squash, chili peppers, and pumpkins.

Comm
a

Amplify Reader Unit 3, Chapter 2

●It is used to separate three or more items in a list.

●It helps make the meaning of the sentence clear and organized.

●When listing items, a comma is placed between each item even, before
the word "and" or "or" that comes before the last item in the series.

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Comma in
a series

The Maya built impressive temples created an advanced calendar
and developed a complex writing system.

Where do the commas in a series go in the sentence?

,

,

It is used to
express strong
emotion or
excitement. It goes
at the end of the
sentence.

Examples:

The Maya built incredible pyramids that still
stand today!

Imagine the bustling city of Tikal with its
towering temples!

The Maya calendar was so advanced for its
time!

The achievements of the Maya in
mathematics and astronomy are amazing!

Exclamatio
n Mark

It is used to
express doubt or
uncertainty about
something.

Examples:

“Who were these Maya?” people wondered.

Can you believe the Maya created a written
language with over 800 glyphs?

How did the Maya build such massive
pyramids without modern tools?

How did the Maya civilization influence
cultures that came after them?

Question
Mark

Amplify Reader Unit 3, Chapter 2

It is used to indicate
the exact words
spoken or written
by someone.

Examples:

“The rain is incessant. The damp seems to
penetrate the very marrow of our bones; a
vegetable mold settles on our hats which
we are obliged to brush off daily; we live in
mud, we are covered in mud, we breathe in
mud; the ground is so slippery that we are
as often on our backs as on our feet.”

“Who were these Maya?” people wondered.

Amplify Reader Unit 3, Chapter 2

Quotation
Marks

It is used to
indicate
possession or to
form contractions.

Examples:

Mud, poisonous creatures, and muggy
weather were all part of Charnay’s
experiences in the rainforest.

He was fascinated by the book’s
illustrations of ancient Maya ruins.

Toward the end of the Maya’s golden age,
the city-state Chichén Itzá served as an
important Maya center.

This well continued to serve as a sacrificial
site for centuries after Chichén Itzá’s decline
as a major Maya center.

Apostroph
e

Amplify Reader Unit 3, Chapter 2

Désiré Charnay was a French archaeologist who visited the
jungles of Central America in the 1800s He wrote the words
below in his journal.
(Amplify unit 3 p. 8)

What punctuation mark is missing in the text?

period

comma

exclamation

mark
apostrophe

●Singular nouns: Add an apostrophe+s to show possession.

●Plural nouns: If they already end in s, just add an apostropheafter the s.

●Plural nouns that don’t end in "s": Add an apostrophe+s.

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apostroph

e

The Maya king's palace was located in the city center.

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The farmers' fields were outside the city.

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The children's game was played in the courtyard.

The rain is incessant. The damp seems to penetrate the very
marrow of our bones; a vegetable mold settles on our hats which
we are obliged to brush off daily; we live in mud, we are covered
in mud, we breathe in mud; the ground is so slippery that we are
as often on our backs as on our feet.”
(Amplify unit 3 p. 8)

What punctuation mark is missing in the text?

period

comma

quotation

marks

question

mark

“

Imagine slipping and sliding through mud all day long. Imagine
constantly swatting at mosquitoes. Imagine pit vipers and
tarantulas resting in trees overhead. Imagine constant heat and
humidity. Mud, poisonous creatures, and muggy weather were all
part of Charnay s experiences in the rainforest.
(Amplify unit 3 p. 8)

What punctuation mark is missing in the text?

period

comma

quotation

marks
apostrophe

’

Pyramids Temples and Gods
Maya city-states were centers of both government and religion. Each
center had some unique architectural designs. However, all centers had
stone pyramids and temples. Some of the pyramids served as burial
monuments to honor dead kings. Temples occupied the top level of the
pyramids, purposefully close to the heavens and the gods.
(Amplify unit 3 p. 10)

What punctuation mark is missing in the text?

period

comma

exclamation

mark

question

mark

,,

Multiple Choice

When is Father’s Day

• ?

• .

• !

• ,

Open Ended

Correct the following sentence:

Find the missing Apostrophe

We’ll open moms gifts after dinner.

Open Ended

Add the commas:

This morning, I gave my mom a card flowers and chocolates.

Match

Match the definition to the

• commas ,

• periods .

• question marks ?

• exclamation marks !

• apostrophe '

used to separate

used to end

used to indicate doubt

used to express strong emotion

shows

possession

• used to separate

• used to end

• used to indicate doubt

• used to express strong emotion

• shows

  possession

Read

Stop

Jot!

Read the text

Stop and ask yourself:
●How does the
punctuation mark ____
help(s) me comprehend
this part of the text?

⭐

This is important!

Underline key

words or details

❓

I don’t understand

Readers are expected to…

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Closing

Why is punctuation

important when
reading a text?