TEKS: Chapter 110. English Language Arts and Reading See All Teacher Resources

110.13.b.22

(22) Oral and Written Conventions/Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation. Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions. Students are expected to:

• (A) write legibly leaving appropriate margins for readability;

• (B) use capitalization for:
  • (i) proper nouns;
  • (ii) months and days of the week; and
  • (iii) the salutation and closing of a letter; and

• (C) recognize and use punctuation marks, including:
  • (i) ending punctuation in sentences;
  • (ii) apostrophes and contractions; and
  • (iii) apostrophes and possessives.