Access Point #: LAFS.8.L.1.AP.2a (Archived Access Point)


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Use punctuation (e.g., comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break.

Clarifications:

Essential Understandings

  • Identify the meaning of various punctuation marks (e.g., commas, ellipses and, dashes) for a text (e.g., tells how a reader reads a text).
  • Determine which punctuation marks should be used to determine how a reader reads a text.

Number: LAFS.8.L.1.AP.2a Category: Access Points
Date Adopted or Revised: 06/14 Cluster: Conventions of Standard English

Related Standards

Name Description
LAFS.8.L.1.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
  1. Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash) to indicate a pause or break.
  2. Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.
  3. Spell correctly.



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