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1 The Power of Punctuation Remember…. Eats, shoots and leaves? Think about that with this love letter.

2 Directions: Read the passage below. 1. Choose three words to describe Jack and Jill’s relationship. Be prepared to share the words out loud. Look carefully! Dear Jack, I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you! I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be forever happy – will you let me be yours? Jill

3 Directions: Now read the passage below again. 2. Choose three new words to describe Jack and Jill’s relationship. Look carefully! Dear Jack, I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men yearn! For you I have no feelings whatsoever. When we’re apart I can be forever happy. Will you let me be? Yours, Jill

4 Your task…with a buddy or by your lonesome… Look at this list: Colon Semi colon Hyphen Comma Exclamation point Question mark Period Create and ILLUSTRATE two well-written sentences that have TOTALLY different meanings due to their punctuation placement! We will share Friday end of the period.

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