Exploring the Impact of Punctuation in Storytelling

The story follows the Punctuation family as they move to Alphabet City and join a school. Exclamation Point, Question Mark, Comma, and Period each have unique roles in helping letters form words. Comma feels unimportant and leaves, causing chaos. The family reunites, realizing each punctuation mark is essential for order. The story concludes with a message about teamwork and the importance of punctuation in writing.

Who leads the Punctuation family to their new home in Alphabet City?

• Question Mark

• Exclamation Point

• Comma

• Period

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What was the initial reaction of the letters to the Punctuation family?

• They were excited

• They were indifferent

• They were confused

• They were welcoming

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Exclamation Point add to the class?

• Pauses

• Questions

• Endings

• Excitement

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Why did Comma feel unwanted?

• He separated words

• He was noisy

• He was too slow

• He was too small

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What happens when Comma leaves the classroom?

• Words get jumbled

• Words slow down

• Words become louder

• Words stop forming

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Who feels they just slow everything down?

• Comma

• Period

• Question Mark

• Exclamation Point

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Comma realize his importance?

• By listening to Exclamation Point

• By seeing the chaos without him

• By seeing letters form words

• By talking to Period

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What role does Period play in the classroom?

• Creating pauses

• Adding excitement

• Asking questions

• Ending sentences

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

What does Comma decide to do at the end of the story?

• Join the letters

• Leave the school

• Help keep order

• Stop separating words

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is the moral of the story?

• Punctuation is unnecessary

• Letters are more important than punctuation

• School is challenging for new students

• Words and punctuation need each other

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B