Grade 1 · Lesson 7 — Big letter, period

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Each one is undressed. Write it again with a big letter at the start and a period at the end.

How we did it together — keep looking at this

1the baby sleepsno big letter, no dot2The baby sleeps.big letterperioddressed properlyBoth circles stay on. Two marks — check for both, not one.
Before you mark: Every item is already a whole thought — deliberately. Any error you see today is about the marks, not about meaning.
  1. the door slammed
    The door slammed.
    Both marks, not one.
    If they saythe capital but no period — much the commoner missSay“Big letter to start, period to finish. Where is your dot?”
  2. our neighbor grows tomatoes
    Our neighbor grows tomatoes.
    Both marks, not one.
    If they saythe capital but no period — much the commoner missSay“Big letter to start, period to finish. Where is your dot?”
  3. the window was left open
    The window was left open.
    Both marks, not one.
    If they saythe capital but no period — much the commoner missSay“Big letter to start, period to finish. Where is your dot?”
  4. my uncle laughed
    My uncle laughed.
    Both marks, not one.
    If they saythe capital but no period — much the commoner missSay“Big letter to start, period to finish. Where is your dot?”
Secure looks like: Sorts six mixed items — including at least one correctly-punctuated fragment — with no more than one error, and can justify at least four of them using the spot test (“am I still waiting for more?”) rather than by pointing at the punctuation.
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