Capitalize It! Understanding When to Use Capital Letters

Capitalize It! Understanding When to Use Capital Letters

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will be able to identify when to use capital letters in various contexts.

What do you already know about using capital letters?

Pronoun 'I'

Always capitalize the pronoun 'I' when referring to oneself.

Beginning of a Sentence

The first word of a sentence should always be capitalized.

Names and Places

Proper nouns such as names of people and specific places should be capitalized.

Calendar Words

Days of the week, months, and holidays should be capitalized.

Titles

Titles of books, movies, and songs should have important words capitalized.

Nationalities and Languages

Names of nationalities and languages are capitalized.

Acronyms and Initials

All letters in acronyms and initials are capitalized.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.