RIT Above 231:• Uses commas between two main clauses in a complex sentence, to separate contrasted elements within a sentence, and for clarity or emphasis• Uses commas to separate coordinate adjectives & a colon to introduce a list and between a title and a subtitle
• Uses a dash to indicate a sudden break in a sentence, to set off an introductory series, and to indicate interrupted speech,
• Uses a dash for emphasis and to set off parenthetical material & ellipses in written compositions
• Uses a hyphen to prevent confusion with prefixes or suffixes and to form an adjective
• Uses a semicolon to join two or more closely related independent clauses and to separate groups of words that already contain commas • Recognizes correct usage of apostrophes
RIT 221-230:• Recognizes correct placement of commas to set off unnecessary (nonrestrictive) clauses and to set off interruptions
• Recognizes correct usage of apostrophes and of quotation marks and ending punctuation within quotations
• Uses commas to separate parenthetical elements within a sentence and between two main clauses in a complex sentence
• Uses commas to separate dependent clauses in compound, complex sentences, for clarity or emphasis, and to separate coordinate adjectives
• Uses commas to separate contrasted elements within a sentence & a colon between a title and a subtitle• Uses a dash to indicate a sudden break in a sentence, to set off an introductory series, to set off parenthetical material, and for emphasis
• Uses a dash to indicate interrupted speech & quotation marks to punctuate appropriate titles & ellipses in written compositions
• Uses a hyphen to prevent confusion with prefixes or suffixes and to form an adjective & underlining (italics) for appropriate titles
• Uses a semicolon to join two or more closely related independent clauses and to separate groups of words that already contain commas • Identifies correct usage of apostrophes in plural possessives
VOCABULARY: • Apostrophes, • Ellipsis, • Italics, • Quotation marks, • Underlining
RIT 211-220:• Analyzes sentences for correct end punctuation & the placement of commas in sentences listing items in a series
• Uses a period to end imperative sentences and for initials, abbreviations, and titles
• Uses an exclamation mark to end interjections & parentheses to add information or to make an idea clearer
• Uses commas in personal greetings, with introductory words (e.g., well, no, sorry), and after introductory phrases and clauses
• Uses commas to enclose interruptions and explanatory words or phrases & a colon in business letter salutations & correctly
• Uses quotation marks with dialogue and with titles of poems, song titles, and titles of chapters
• Uses a hyphen to divide words between syllables at the end of a line and to make compound words
• Uses underlining (italics) in titles of books, in titles of television programs and films, and in titles of magazines and newspapers
• Uses a semicolon before a conjunctive adverb when the word connects two independent clauses in a compound sentence
• Recognizes the correct placement of commas in sentences with introductory phrases and clauses
• Recognizes correct placement of commas for independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
• Recognizes correct usage of commas in punctuation of locations, to set off appositives, and in direct quotations
• Recognizes the correct placement of commas for interruptions and explanatory words or phrases
• Recognizes correct placement of commas to set off unnecessary (nonrestrictive) clauses and phrases
• Recognizes correct placement of commas to separate nouns of direct address from the rest of the sentence• Recognizes correct usage of apostrophes in contractions, in singular possessives, and in plural possessives
• Recognizes correct usage of quotation marks to punctuate dialogue and of parentheses • Identifies correct usage of apostrophes in plural possessives
RIT 201-210: • Analyzes sentences for correct end punctuation & the placement of commas in sentences listing items in a series
• Recognizes correct usage of exclamation marks to end exclamatory sentences and of question marks to end interrogative sentences
• Recognizes the correct placement of commas in sentences with introductory phrases and clauses
• Recognizes correct placement of commas for independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
• Recognizes correct usage of commas in punctuation of locations, in the closing of a letter, and in punctuation of locations
• Recognizes correct placement of commas to separate nouns of direct address from the rest of the sentence
• Recognizes correct placement of commas for independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction and to set off appositives
• Recognizes correct usage of apostrophes in contractions, in singular possessives, and in plural possessives
• Recognizes correct usage of quotation marks to punctuate dialogue & correct usage of parentheses
• Uses commas for items in a series, in personal greetings, with introductory words (e.g., well, no, sorry), and after introductory phrases and clauses
• Uses commas between two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction and to enclose interruptions and explanatory words or phrases
• Uses commas to separate nouns of direct address from the rest of the sentence & periods for initials, abbreviations, and titles
• Uses a colon in business letter salutations & quotation marks with dialogue & an exclamation mark to end interjections
• Uses a hyphen to divide words between syllables at the end of a line and to make compound words
• Uses underlining (italics) in titles of books, of television programs and films, and of magazines and newspapers
• Uses parentheses to add information or to make an idea clearer
VOCABULARY: • Declarative sentence, • Parentheses, • Plural possessive
RIT 191-200:• Recognizes correct end-of-sentence punctuation & correct use of quotation marks in dialogue
• Recognizes correct usage of question marks at the end of interrogative sentences
• Recognizes the correct usage of commas in the greeting and the closing of a letter & correct placement of commas in written dates
• Recognizes the correct placement of commas to show items in a series and for nouns of direct address
• Uses a period to end declarative sentences & a question mark to end interrogative sentences & a colon to separate hours and minutes
• Uses commas to punctuate dates and to correctly punctuate locations
• Uses commas between two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction & correctly after introductory phrases and clauses
• Uses periods in abbreviations and in titles before names & quotation marks correctly with dialogue
• Uses quotation marks in titles of poems and short stories & underlining (italics) correctly in titles of books
• Ends imperative sentences with a period
• Identifies the correct placement of commas after introductory words and for introductory phrases and clauses
• Identifies correct usage of commas in direct quotations & of apostrophes in contractions & of apostrophes in singular possessives
VOCABULARY: • Imperative sentence, • Letter closing
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS: • __ Underline
RIT 181-190:• Recognizes correct end-of-sentence punctuation & correct usage of question marks at the end of interrogative sentences
• Recognizes correct placement of commas in written dates & the correct usage of commas in the greeting of a letter
• Recognizes the correct placement of commas to show items in a series & correct placement of commas for nouns of direct address
• Uses a period to end declarative sentences, to punctuate initials, in abbreviations, and in titles before names
• Uses a question mark to end interrogative sentences & a colon to separate hours and minutes & quotation marks in titles of poems and short stories
• Uses commas to show items in a series and to correctly punctuate locations• Identifies correct usage of exclamation marks to end exclamatory sentences & the correct placement of commas after introductory words • Identifies correct usage of apostrophes in contractions and in singular possessives
VOCABULARY: • Address, • Colon, • Friendly letter, • Hyphen, • Punctuate, • Quotation mark, • Salutation, • Semicolon
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS: • … Ellipsis
RIT 171-180:• Identifies correct end-of-sentence punctuation & correct usage of commas in dates
• Ends declarative sentences with a period
• Uses a question mark, and an exclamation mark to end interrogative sentences • Uses commas for items in a series & apostrophes to show possession & periods to correctly punctuate initials, abbreviations, and titles
• Recognizes the correct punctuation of questionsVOCABULARY: • Apostrophe, • Date, • Possessive
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS: • ( Parenthesis (left), • ) Parenthesis (right)
RIT 161-170:• Identifies correct end-of-sentence punctuation
• Ends declarative sentences with a period
• Uses a question mark to end interrogative sentences & periods to correctly punctuate initials, abbreviations, and titles• Recognizes the correct punctuation of questions
VOCABULARY: • Capital letter, • Comma, • Exclamation mark, • Exclamation point, • Mark, • Period, • Punctuation, • Question mark
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS: • ' Apostrophe, • : Colon, • - Dash, • ! Exclamation point, • ? Question mark, • ; Semicolon
RIT Below 161:• Uses periods to correctly punctuate initials, abbreviations, and titles
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS: • , Comma, • . Period, • “ Quotation mark (left), • ” Quotation mark (right)
RIT Above 231:• Uses commas between two main clauses in a complex sentence, to separate contrasted elements within a sentence, and for clarity or emphasis• Uses commas to separate coordinate adjectives & a colon to introduce a list and between a title and a subtitle
• Uses a dash to indicate a sudden break in a sentence, to set off an introductory series, and to indicate interrupted speech,
• Uses a dash for emphasis and to set off parenthetical material & ellipses in written compositions
• Uses a hyphen to prevent confusion with prefixes or suffixes and to form an adjective
• Uses a semicolon to join two or more closely related independent clauses and to separate groups of words that already contain commas
• Recognizes correct usage of apostrophes
RIT 221-230:• Recognizes correct placement of commas to set off unnecessary (nonrestrictive) clauses and to set off interruptions
• Recognizes correct usage of apostrophes and of quotation marks and ending punctuation within quotations
• Uses commas to separate parenthetical elements within a sentence and between two main clauses in a complex sentence
• Uses commas to separate dependent clauses in compound, complex sentences, for clarity or emphasis, and to separate coordinate adjectives
• Uses commas to separate contrasted elements within a sentence & a colon between a title and a subtitle• Uses a dash to indicate a sudden break in a sentence, to set off an introductory series, to set off parenthetical material, and for emphasis
• Uses a dash to indicate interrupted speech & quotation marks to punctuate appropriate titles & ellipses in written compositions
• Uses a hyphen to prevent confusion with prefixes or suffixes and to form an adjective & underlining (italics) for appropriate titles
• Uses a semicolon to join two or more closely related independent clauses and to separate groups of words that already contain commas
• Identifies correct usage of apostrophes in plural possessives
VOCABULARY: • Apostrophes, • Ellipsis, • Italics, • Quotation marks, • Underlining
RIT 211-220:• Analyzes sentences for correct end punctuation & the placement of commas in sentences listing items in a series
• Uses a period to end imperative sentences and for initials, abbreviations, and titles
• Uses an exclamation mark to end interjections & parentheses to add information or to make an idea clearer
• Uses commas in personal greetings, with introductory words (e.g., well, no, sorry), and after introductory phrases and clauses
• Uses commas to enclose interruptions and explanatory words or phrases & a colon in business letter salutations & correctly
• Uses quotation marks with dialogue and with titles of poems, song titles, and titles of chapters
• Uses a hyphen to divide words between syllables at the end of a line and to make compound words
• Uses underlining (italics) in titles of books, in titles of television programs and films, and in titles of magazines and newspapers
• Uses a semicolon before a conjunctive adverb when the word connects two independent clauses in a compound sentence
• Recognizes the correct placement of commas in sentences with introductory phrases and clauses
• Recognizes correct placement of commas for independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
• Recognizes correct usage of commas in punctuation of locations, to set off appositives, and in direct quotations
• Recognizes the correct placement of commas for interruptions and explanatory words or phrases
• Recognizes correct placement of commas to set off unnecessary (nonrestrictive) clauses and phrases
• Recognizes correct placement of commas to separate nouns of direct address from the rest of the sentence• Recognizes correct usage of apostrophes in contractions, in singular possessives, and in plural possessives
• Recognizes correct usage of quotation marks to punctuate dialogue and of parentheses
• Identifies correct usage of apostrophes in plural possessives
RIT 201-210:
• Analyzes sentences for correct end punctuation & the placement of commas in sentences listing items in a series
• Recognizes correct usage of exclamation marks to end exclamatory sentences and of question marks to end interrogative sentences
• Recognizes the correct placement of commas in sentences with introductory phrases and clauses
• Recognizes correct placement of commas for independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
• Recognizes correct usage of commas in punctuation of locations, in the closing of a letter, and in punctuation of locations
• Recognizes correct placement of commas to separate nouns of direct address from the rest of the sentence
• Recognizes correct placement of commas for independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction and to set off appositives
• Recognizes correct usage of apostrophes in contractions, in singular possessives, and in plural possessives
• Recognizes correct usage of quotation marks to punctuate dialogue & correct usage of parentheses
• Uses commas for items in a series, in personal greetings, with introductory words (e.g., well, no, sorry), and after introductory phrases and clauses
• Uses commas between two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction and to enclose interruptions and explanatory words or phrases
• Uses commas to separate nouns of direct address from the rest of the sentence & periods for initials, abbreviations, and titles
• Uses a colon in business letter salutations & quotation marks with dialogue & an exclamation mark to end interjections
• Uses a hyphen to divide words between syllables at the end of a line and to make compound words
• Uses underlining (italics) in titles of books, of television programs and films, and of magazines and newspapers
• Uses parentheses to add information or to make an idea clearer
VOCABULARY: • Declarative sentence, • Parentheses, • Plural possessive
RIT 191-200:• Recognizes correct end-of-sentence punctuation & correct use of quotation marks in dialogue
• Recognizes correct usage of question marks at the end of interrogative sentences
• Recognizes the correct usage of commas in the greeting and the closing of a letter & correct placement of commas in written dates
• Recognizes the correct placement of commas to show items in a series and for nouns of direct address
• Uses a period to end declarative sentences & a question mark to end interrogative sentences & a colon to separate hours and minutes
• Uses commas to punctuate dates and to correctly punctuate locations
• Uses commas between two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction & correctly after introductory phrases and clauses
• Uses periods in abbreviations and in titles before names & quotation marks correctly with dialogue
• Uses quotation marks in titles of poems and short stories & underlining (italics) correctly in titles of books
• Ends imperative sentences with a period
• Identifies the correct placement of commas after introductory words and for introductory phrases and clauses
• Identifies correct usage of commas in direct quotations & of apostrophes in contractions & of apostrophes in singular possessives
VOCABULARY: • Imperative sentence, • Letter closing
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS: • __ Underline
RIT 181-190:• Recognizes correct end-of-sentence punctuation & correct usage of question marks at the end of interrogative sentences
• Recognizes correct placement of commas in written dates & the correct usage of commas in the greeting of a letter
• Recognizes the correct placement of commas to show items in a series & correct placement of commas for nouns of direct address
• Uses a period to end declarative sentences, to punctuate initials, in abbreviations, and in titles before names
• Uses a question mark to end interrogative sentences & a colon to separate hours and minutes & quotation marks in titles of poems and short stories
• Uses commas to show items in a series and to correctly punctuate locations• Identifies correct usage of exclamation marks to end exclamatory sentences & the correct placement of commas after introductory words
• Identifies correct usage of apostrophes in contractions and in singular possessives
VOCABULARY: • Address, • Colon, • Friendly letter, • Hyphen, • Punctuate, • Quotation mark, • Salutation, • Semicolon
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS: • … Ellipsis
RIT 171-180:• Identifies correct end-of-sentence punctuation & correct usage of commas in dates
• Ends declarative sentences with a period
• Uses a question mark, and an exclamation mark to end interrogative sentences
• Uses commas for items in a series & apostrophes to show possession & periods to correctly punctuate initials, abbreviations, and titles
• Recognizes the correct punctuation of questionsVOCABULARY: • Apostrophe, • Date, • Possessive
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS: • ( Parenthesis (left), • ) Parenthesis (right)
RIT 161-170:• Identifies correct end-of-sentence punctuation
• Ends declarative sentences with a period
• Uses a question mark to end interrogative sentences & periods to correctly punctuate initials, abbreviations, and titles• Recognizes the correct punctuation of questions
VOCABULARY: • Capital letter, • Comma, • Exclamation mark, • Exclamation point, • Mark, • Period, • Punctuation, • Question mark
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS: • ' Apostrophe, • : Colon, • - Dash, • ! Exclamation point, • ? Question mark, • ; Semicolon
RIT Below 161:• Uses periods to correctly punctuate initials, abbreviations, and titles
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS: • , Comma, • . Period, • “ Quotation mark (left), • ” Quotation mark (right)