Standard 5: Language Students will expand and apply knowledge of grammar, usage, mechanics, and style to comprehend texts and communicate effectively.

2.5.W.6 ​Students will use commas in dates (e.g., September 6, 2020).

Student Actions

Teacher Actions

• Students use commas in order to write dates correctly. 

• Teachers provide explicit instruction on writing the date using a comma correctly.

• Teachers frequently model writing the date using a comma.

• Teachers provide opportunities for students to write a date using a comma.

• Teachers monitor and provide opportunities for students to receive feedback on the use of commas when writing a date.

Recommendations

Key Terms & Related Objectives

When students struggle with placing the comma in the correct position when writing a date, teachers can…

• write the date with the students daily through a shared writing experience.

• refer students to the board or an anchor chart where the date is written each day.

• provide students with dates written correctly and incorrectly allowing students to sort in order to practice identifying the correct use of the comma in the date.

• provide hands-on practice (e.g., Write dates on sentence strips with the comma missing. Allow students to use macaroni or another similar object to serve as the comma.)

• create puzzles with the month, day, year, and comma for students to put together in the correct order.

• Shared Writing: an interactive writing experience where students create writing with the guidance and support of the teacher.

• 2.3.W.1: Narrative writing

• 2.3.W.2: Informative writing

• 2.3.W.3: Opinion writing

• 2.8.W: Independent writing