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This volume combines both former books Major Punctuation and General Punctuation. It is "the complete guide to all your punctuation needs." The first part covers rules for the five basic errors that account for 75-90% of punctuation errors in student writing. The second section deals with all punctuation from the comma to the parenthesis. Both reference manual and practice book, it contains complete explanation of rules along with plenty of practice. We have used these with great success and all four older daughters credited this systematic program with increasing their score on the English portion of the ACT. All exercises are taken from classical or historical texts, adding to the educational value. Instructions and answer key included.
Publisher's Description of Jensen's Punctuation (combined volume)
"The lessons are quick and painless, about 5-10 minutes each, and you will find these exercises more interesting than what's usually found in grammar texts since they are examples from real books." Teresa Schultz-Jones, national reviewer
Jensen's Punctuation is a punctuation rule book with page after page of examples for students to work through. It has been developed with constant repetition for long-term retention and includes exercises taken from classical literature. All of the answer keys for exercises and tests are included with this one volume.
Students completing this course will learn valuable skills.
The five basic rules for compound sentences that solve 75-90% of your punctuation problems.
How to use the punctuation index to help you master all the punctuation rules worth knowing.
The three types of key words and how they signal what type of punctuation is needed, if any.
What kinds of words in what kinds of situations need capitals and how to identify them in sentences.
When and when not to use a comma with modifiers occurring in various positions in a sentence.
How to correctly use the semicolon in the most common situation in which it occurs.
Punctuation Mastery for Improved Writing Skills and Higher Test Scores
I have used this course for my 5 oldest children, and did the course at the same time with them, as we learned it together. Spend 15-20 minutes a day for one semester to finish the course.
I feel this was a great help to my kids, not only in improving their writing skills, but also on their standardized testing scores. Instead of guessing what sounds right on the standardized test, they will confidently be able to move quickly through the test, already having the basic rules of punctuation mastered.
After you fill out this workbook, you will have a thorough master of how to correctly punctuate every sentence you ever see, which is a great help for a homeschool mom to confidently grade their children's writing assignments.
I felt this program worked very well with IEW's writing program, which we were already using. I'm buying 5 copies again today, just to make sure I'll have enough copies for my younger kids to go through this course together with me, as I did for my older kids.
Could be used as a family class with kids who are about 7th through 12th grade.
Erica W
Rated 4 out of 5
Oct 5, 2021
Very useful and simple
Excellent way to reinforce grammar using a focus on punctuation. Excellent for college prep.
Lea G
Rated 3 out of 5
Sep 9, 2020
Pick up after Jensens Grammar
You should pick up Jensens Grammar first. Wasnt sure, myself, which came first or if it mattered. Even the author says his books should go in this order: Vocabulary, Grammar,Punctuation and then Format Writing. He explains that he starts with words and then sentence building before paragraphs and longer composting exercises. Havent used it yet. Looks good. I will need to adjust stars when I get to it.
Crystal W
Rated 5 out of 5
Feb 28, 2008
There is only one real measure of any curriculum: Does it work? I can honestly say that Jensens Punctuation does the job My children have done the workbooks from that big name publisher for years but still didnt retain the punctuation rules Now that my seventh and tenth grade sons have been working through this book I am seeing vast improvements in their writing and isnt that where it really counts?There arent any frills here just sequential spaced repetition The method is similar to the style of Saxon math In the major punctuation section Jensen introduces a concept and then reviews all the preceding material taught each day for five days before introducing another concept I spend fifteen minutes on Monday teaching the material and then Im done The general punctuation section simply presents the rules and has the student edit a short story each day I have my students correct their own work and report back what they learned that day Somehow seeing what they did wrong has made it more real to them than another mom lecture The book is not reproducible but students can simply write their answers on notebook paper or since its a one-book program that costs just about twenty dollars I can afford for each student to have his own It will work especially well for students who are already independent workers Rarely do I agree with the recommended ages of books but I can say that I do this time; any student from seventh grade on will benefit from this methodical approach
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Rainbow Resource CenterStore
Required book for home school co op learning.
Katie P
My middle schooler asked for something to help him review punctuation rules that he struggles with in his writing.
Robyn R
My high school student needs help with mechanics! This looks like a comprehensive explanation of mechanics with good practice.
Audrey B
excellent prep for the SAT
Anne B
what grade would this be recommended for?
I believe that depending on the previous grammar work the student has done, it would be appropriate for high school. We have always (x6) used it as an extra practical review after doing the more intense Jensen's Grammar in 10th -11th grades. We always did the Easy Grammar series, then Rules of the Game for about 2 years, then l felt they could really appreciate and master Jensen's Grammar. believe the punctuation can stand alone, but is better as "icing on the cake" after the Jensen's Grammar. Enter
Required book for home school co op learning.
My middle schooler asked for something to help him review punctuation rules that he struggles with in his writing.
My high school student needs help with mechanics! This looks like a comprehensive explanation of mechanics with good practice.
excellent prep for the SAT