Capitalization

WC 1.7

Learning ObjectiveToday we are going to learn how to use correct capitalization in writing.

Things you capitalize:All proper nouns, words at the beginning of sentences and greetings, months and days of the week, and titles and initials of people.

Activate Prior Knowledge

Capital letters look like this: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Concept DevelopmentCapitalize proper nouns.

A proper noun names a specific, or special person, place, or thing.

Common Noun Proper Noungirl city ocean holiday planet

SophiaSacramentoPacific OceanVeteran’s DayEarth

Always capitalize the first word of a sentence.

Where is the cat? The cat is playful.The cat is chasing the butterfly

Capitalize words at the beginning of greetings.

Dear Sandra,Dear Grandfather Robert,

Capitalize months of the year and days of the week

January February March April May June July August September October

November DecemberSunday Monday Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Capitalize titles of people.

President Barack Obama

Mayor Antonio Villaraigoza

Capitalize the first and last word in the title or a book or story, a poem, a movie, a play, a newspaper, or a magazine. Capitalize all other important words.

Digging Up DinosaursHighlights for ChildrenIn Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen“How to Know the Wild Animals”

The word I is always written with capital letter

This summer I want to visit my cousin.

Capitalize Initials

U.S.AA.P. Stevenson

Importance

It is important to use capital letters in writing because: *Capital letters help us understand what we are writing and help readers understand our writing.* It is part of the CST.

Guided Practice1. my parents moved from brooklyn, new

york, to san jose, california.2. cara likes to read poems by maya angelou

and langston hughes.3. aunt marie writes for the daily telegraph.4. last night, mayor villaraigoza visited

placita olvera.5. melinda said that she wanted to be an

astronaut and fly to mars and venus.

ClosureWe learn how to use correct capitalization in writing.

Capitalize all proper nouns, words at the beginning of sentences and greetings, months, and days of the week, and titles and initials of people.

Capitalization1. mrs. hood went to see dr. lopez.2. spot and fluffy didn’t eat their food.3. my house is on garden street.4. joey goes to walden school.5. we went swimming in pyramid lake. 6. labor day is the first monday in september. 7. my favorite book is frog and toad together.8. my friend lives in denver colorado.9. why did angel went to the office?10.he took a boat across the pacific ocean.