This week the punctuation train traveled to "Exclamation Mark." As a class we worked together to create an anchor chart for exclamatory sentences. We talked about other names for this type of sentence (command, emotion sentence) and we brainstormed examples. We also talked about how it can sometimes be hard to determine if a sentence is a declarative or exclamatory. So, we explored when we use the period versus the exclamation mark (if there is extreme feeling behind the sentence, if you see key words that show strong feeling like - love, yelled, shouted, ect.).
Next, we looked at a fun poem called, "Toot! Toot!" and read through it together - being sure to give extra feeling to the parts with exclamation marks. Students were then challenged to create an additional stanza for the poem! It was amazing to see the great ideas the students had, and watch them persevere while trying to make the second an last lines of their stanzas rhyme!
Here is a sample from the poem:
Toot! Toot!
A peanut sat on the railroad tracks
It's heart was all a-flutter.
The five-fifteen came rushing by -
Toot! Toot! Peanut butter!
An apple sat on the railroad track,
waiting for a chance to cross.
The five-fifteen came rushing by -
Toot! Toot! Applesauce!
Here is an example from one of the students:
An orange sat on the railroad track,
just trying to get loose.
The five-fifteen came rushing by -
Toot! Toot! Orange juice!
Next, we looked at a fun poem called, "Toot! Toot!" and read through it together - being sure to give extra feeling to the parts with exclamation marks. Students were then challenged to create an additional stanza for the poem! It was amazing to see the great ideas the students had, and watch them persevere while trying to make the second an last lines of their stanzas rhyme!
Here is a sample from the poem:
Toot! Toot!
A peanut sat on the railroad tracks
It's heart was all a-flutter.
The five-fifteen came rushing by -
Toot! Toot! Peanut butter!
An apple sat on the railroad track,
waiting for a chance to cross.
The five-fifteen came rushing by -
Toot! Toot! Applesauce!
Here is an example from one of the students:
An orange sat on the railroad track,
just trying to get loose.
The five-fifteen came rushing by -
Toot! Toot! Orange juice!