Capitalization WC 1.7

Learning Objective Today 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: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV WXYZ

Concept Development Capitalize proper nouns. A proper noun names a specific, or special person, place, or thing. Common Noun Proper Noun girl city ocean holiday planet Sophia Sacramento Pacific Ocean Veteran’s Day Earth

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 December Sunday 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 Dinosaurs Highlights for Children In 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.A A.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 Practice 1.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.

Closure We 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.

Capitalization 1.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.