Activity Sheets in ENGLISH 9

2019-2020

Name: __________________________ Date: ____________

Year & Section: ____________

On Using Capitalization and Punctuation Marks

Direction: When you read poems, you don’t pause or stop at the end of the lines, but you watch out for
commas or periods to guide you. Use punctuation marks to help you find the sensible meaning of what
you’re reading. Clarity of expressions in poetry or prose composition exists if the sentences are
appropriately punctuated and the words are properly capitalized.

A Short History of Punctuation

by Polly M. Robertus

EARLYGREEKSHAD HARDLYANYPUNCTUATION
FONOITCERIDEHTDEGNAHCNEVEDNA*
THEIRWRITINGATTHEENDOFEACHLINELATER
GNITIRWFOYAWAOTDEGNAHCYEHT*
THATFAVOREDRIGHTHANDEDPEOPLEANDSHOWED
WHEREANEWPARAGRAPHBEGANBYUNDERLINING
THEFIRSTLINEOFITLATERTHEGREEKPLAYWRIGHT ARISTOPHANES .
INVERTEDMARKSTOSHOW . WHERE
THEREADERSSHOULDTAKEBREATH: THE . ROMANS . MADE . WRITING .
MUCH . EASIER . TO . READ . BY . PUTTING . DOTS . BETWEEN . WORDS .
AND . BY . MOVING . THE . FIRST . LETTER . OF. A . PARAGRAPH . INTO . THE
. LEFT . MARGIN: THEY . ADAPTED . SOME . OF . THE . GREEK . MARKS .
SUCH . AS . THE . COLON . MARK . TO . INDICATE . PHRASE . ENDINGS:
INTHEEARLYMIDDLEAGESTHISSYSTEMOFPUNCTUATION
BROKEDOWNBECAUSEVERYFEWPEOPLECOULDREAD ANDWRITE
BUTWRITERSKEPTASPACEATTHEENDOF
ASENTENCEANDCONTINUEDTOMARKPARAGRAPHS EVENTUALLY WORDS
WERESEPARATED AGAIN AND NEW SENTENCES BEGAN WITH A LARGER
LETTER
*Hint: Try reading from right to left.

Prepared by:

JOSE ANGELO B. ORCALES

Subject Teacher

Noted by:

CATHY P. BERMAL
English Coordinator
 Activity Sheets in ENGLISH 9
2019-2020

Name: __________________________ Date: ____________

Year & Section: ____________

Direction: Choose your favorite part of the text, “The Day of Destiny”. With a partner, read the
part aloud using the correct pitch, juncture, stress, intonation, rate of speech, volume, and
projection.

Prepared by:

JOSE ANGELO B. ORCALES

Subject Teacher

Noted by:

CATHY P. BERMAL
English Coordinator
 Activity Sheets in ENGLISH 9
2018-2019

Name: __________________________ Date: ____________

Year & Section: ____________

 Form two big groups.

 With your groupmates
 4 recall the poems you’ve explored in class.
 4 select lines that you found special, something new, or that affect your attitude
in life for you to become a better person.
 write these chosen lines from the poems on slips of paper and drop them in the
designated special box.
 Draw lots on which group will be the first to read the chosen lines and share your ideas
about them.
 • Recall and use everything you learned about enhancing yourself from the lessons from
week 1 to 8.
 • Take turns in sharing insights.
 • For three (3) minutes, share your insights.
 • Allot five (5) points for each sharing.
 • The first group to come up with the most number of points wins.

Prepared by:

JOSE ANGELO B. ORCALES

Subject Teacher

Noted by:

CATHY P. BERMAL
English Coordinator