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CapitalsAcronyms & Initials

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You learnt in the last lesson.

Writing: To identify capital letters accurately to improve your writing.

Reading: To recognise acronyms.

Task: Independent Study Choose Task

Objectives:

When do we use capital letters?

Capital letters are used for:

1. The first letter of the first word of a sentence.

2. A proper noun.

3. The first spoken word in direct speech.

4. The word ‘I’ when used on its own.

5. Acronyms and initials

My teacher is very intelligent.

I was tired, so I went to bed.

Derrick Trotter bought a Rolls Royce after he won the lottery.

The Dr Who series was shot in Wales for the BBC.

Sir Richard Branson owns Virgin Media.

Diviali begins on Thursday.

Capital Letters Copy and complete this chart with at

least six more rows.

Names of people

Names of places

Brand names

Days, months, special

occasions

Initials and acronyms

Elvis Presley Memphis Disney Divali USA

Zorro Mexico Nando’s Christmas RSPCA

James Bond England Aston Martin

May UNICEF

Initials and AcronymsAn acronym is a word formed from the initials or other parts of several words such BBC (British Broadcasting Company),

AA - Automobile Association

BA – British Airway’s

SITCOM: Single Income Two Children Oppressive Mortgage

WYSIWYG this stands for What You See Is What You Get, and it is actually pronounced when spoken ‘WHIZZYWIG’

PIN - Personal Identification Number

ATM – Automated Teller Machine

Rewrite this passage inserting capital letters and full stops

it was only when the bus had started that boris realised it was a chelsea bus that meant he could not get off until it stopped at sloane square he would have to wait for a bus back and then wait for westminster bus that meant he would be really late for his appointment mr cameron would be furious

The Ritz Park Lane

LondonW1 6BX12/9/11

Example of an informal letter

Dear Tom and Katie

We are on holiday in London and thought we would write to you. We are having a great time. We are staying with David and Samantha Cameron and they are showing us around the city.

Yesterday we went to the Tower of London, which was very interesting. Afterwards we took a boat trip on the River Thames, but it was very windy and we had to return after a short while.

Tomorrow we are going to Knightsbridge, Angelina is looking forward to shopping at Harrod’s. Later in the evening we are attending a Gala Dinner at the BAFTA awards in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

See you soon, Love Brad and Ange

Miss Marks The Examiner

Mistakes to avoid ......

All sentences begin with a capital letter and end with either a

full stop. Think about them

when you write, and check your work to

make sure they’re all there.

Capitals are used for names of people, places,

dates, brand names, postcodes and titles: Mr David Cameron, London, August, Pepsi, The Bible,

Dr Who. SW11

Assessment criteria:Use punctuation

correctly, eg capital letters , question, exclamation marks

and full stops. Understand that

these are the complete family of sentence boundary

markers used in continuous text

written in complete sentences.

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Using capitals

Congratulations! You have won two tickets for a two week holiday in ......

Bronze Level – create a poster of advertising a competition to win a dream holiday destination. 10 points

Silver Level - Write a letter of complaint to competition organisers to advise them of the disasters that occurred during your holiday. 25 points

Gold Level - You work for a travel agent, you have been asked to review a luxury resort and hotel in less than 250 words. Add images and trailer. 50 points.

Peer Assessment

Look back through the writing. Write a list of all the things you thought your partner did really well. Include things linked to the objectives, but also include things that were not.

Write a list of everything s/he did right. Give examples.

Plenary & Self Assessment

Review learning objectives:

Reading: Were you able to identify acronyms?

Writing: Were you able to apply capital letters to improve your writing today?

Did you remember to complete your self assessment?

On Your Post-It

Two Stars & A Wish

Something new you have learnt?

Something you enjoyed in the lesson?

Wish… What were you unsure of in the lesson?