Write About Conventions Characters

I received a terrific writing sample in the mail a couple weeks ago from Melody Wolff, who teaches at Homan Elementary (Schererville, IN).

The voice in this piece is fabulous! “Period girl stopped a sentence.” This young writer is exactly right! That’s exactly what a period does. Students need to understand the purpose of punctuation marks before they will utilize them accurately, intentionally, and consistently. That said, consider challenging students to think of a punctuation mark as a person and the role it plays in writing. Students could write about Captain Capital, Spaceman/Space girl or Proper Noun Prince/Princess.

These made-up convention characters may be just the review your students need to finally master these marks. Thanks for sharing, Melody!