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Grade 11, Language Arts
Std # 4.11: Demonstrate correct use of capitalization
  • Direct quotations, including complete sentences and broken quotations

  • Proper nouns

  • Proper adjectives

  • Titles of books, people and works of art

  • Ships, films and regions of the country


Lesson Plans:

Capitalization Lesson
Interactive lesson

Capitalization--Direct Quotes
Using capitalization rules in direct quotes

 

 

Resources:

Grammar Blast  Online games for grammar

Language Network Chapter Quiz Chapter quiz on capitalization that can be taken online or printed for classroom use

Capitalization Letters  Easy activity with explanations

Capitalization PowerPoint  Presentation using capitalization rules

University of West Florida   Capitalization Rules

Diana Hacker's interactive web activities   Activities for helping students with grammar, punctuation, spelling and mechanics. (Requires Shockwave which can be downloaded from the site)

Capital Community College's grammar and writing site  Provides resources to help students improve their writing. Site includes interactive tutorials and quizzes.

Guide for Capitalization  A handout guide to capitalization

Daily Grammar  Lesson on capitalization and more from this Daily Grammar archive

Capitalization Lesson  Interactive lesson

Suggestions for English Language Learners:  

ESL Ideas
      (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)
For on-line English language practice for non-speaking students, see
Language Guide.
(B) For capitalization, beginning students look through written materials and find as many capitalized words as possible.
(I, T) Intermediate and transitional students then sort the words into lists according to the capitalization rules that apply. 
(I, T) See
Capitalization Rules for rules and exercises.  See also Capitalization for rules, exercises, and a free, downloadable Power Point presentation.    
 

 

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