Learning Objective Today we will capitalize Holidays

names and historical periods

What we already knowWe already know how to capitalize many things

when we are writing.

We just worked on capitalizing place names and special events

Ex. DisneylandEx. Student of the Trimester

Concept Capitalize- make the first letter of the

important place or event a BIG (capital) letter.

Holidays- a special day that is celebrated like Christmans, Martin Luther King day.

Historical Periods – Time span of events from the past, like the Ice Age.

Examples Ex. Halloween is a scary holiday. The Great Depression was a sad time period.

Ex. The snow falls on christmas day.Martin Luther King, Jr. worked hard on creating equal rights during the civil rights period.

Why it’s important….Knowing when to use capitalized letters

correctly will help us become better writers.

Skill- How to Capitalize1. Read the sentence2. Identify the important holiday or historical

period (underline)3. Capitalize the first letter of the place or

event

ModelingWe celebrate our lost soldiers on memorial day.

We celebrate our lost soldiers on Memorial Day?

Picasso painted bright happy colors during the rose period.

Picasso painted bright happy colors during the Rose Period.

Practice

Today is martin luther king day.

Today is Martin Luther King Day.

Practice

The animals were very cold during the ice age.

The animals were very cold during the Ice Age.

Practice

There are only six more days until thanksgiving day.

There are only six more days until Thanksgiving Day.

ClosureWhat did we capitalize today?

Why is it important to capitalize holidays and historical periods?

How do we know what to capitalize in this sentence?We will have a parade for halloween!