Teaching Quotation Marks? Try Fix the Sentence!

As a teacher, you may have struggled to find good resources for teaching students how to use quotation marks in writing. The rules can be confusing, and many materials are either too simple or too complex. This can lead to students struggling or losing interest. That’s where we come in!

How to Use This Quotation Marks Drag and Drop Activity

This resource download provides a hands-on learning experience that’s both educational and enjoyable for your students. This activity specifically teaches students how to correctly use quotation marks in dialogue.

This activity gives students sentences without punctuation marks, such as quotation marks, commas and full stops. The students must drag and drop the correct punctuation into the appropriate places within the sentences.

This interactive activity includes:

• 15 interactive ‘Fix the Sentence’ activity slides, each featuring three sentences that need correction.
• A printable answer key

Download This Quotation Marks Digital Activity

This downloadable teaching resource is available as a Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides file. To get your new resource, click the Download button. You will be prompted to make your copy. Students must keep the slideshow in EDIT mode to interact with the individual components.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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