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

110.12.b.21

(21) 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) form upper- and lower-case letters legibly in text, using the basic conventions of print (left-to-right and top-to-bottom progression), including spacing between words and sentences;

• (B) recognize and use basic capitalization for:
  • (i) the beginning of sentences;
  • (ii) the pronoun "I"; and
  • (iii) names of people; and

• (C) recognize and use punctuation marks at the end of declarative, exclamatory, and interrogative sentences.