Lesson 28d Capitalization

Today we will show what we have learned Today we will show what we have learned about capitalizing letters properlyabout capitalizing letters properly

Rewrite the following sentence correctly: Rewrite the following sentence correctly: One day princess Diana was killed in Paris, but the queen didn’t care, and prince charles flew on the royal brittania airplane to claim her, while most british citizens were saddened.

One day Princess Diana was killed in Paris, but the queen didn’t care, and Prince Charles flew on the Royal Brittania airplane to claim her, while most British citizens were saddened.

ANSWER:

Remember the STATUE?Remember the STATUE?

Which word is NOT capitalized?Which word is NOT capitalized?

The Statue ____ Liberty????

Other Titles

Harry Potter and the Boring Plotline.

Notice that little words like and

and the are NOT capitalized

East and West and North and South

Only capitalize East, West, North, or South Only capitalize East, West, North, or South IF YOU ARE REFERRING TO A REGION ON A IF YOU ARE REFERRING TO A REGION ON A MAP WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE.MAP WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE.

Example: My brother lives in the Example: My brother lives in the

Northwest.

We live in the We live in the Southwest.

Alabama is in the Alabama is in the South.

New Yorkers live in the New Yorkers live in the East.

east/west/north/south

HOWEVER, HOWEVER, DO NOT CAPITALIZE east/west/north/south IF YOU ARE east/west/north/south IF YOU ARE GIVING DIRECTIONS.GIVING DIRECTIONS.

Example: Turn Example: Turn east onto Redlands onto Redlands

Blvd.Blvd.

Drive Drive south up Center Street. up Center Street.

Head Head west on Cypress Avenue.on Cypress Avenue.

Turn Turn north on San Mateo. on San Mateo.

Classwork:

Do handout workpacket on “Capitalization”

Due at the end of the period

Open your workbook to pg 187

Tonight’s homework is workbook pgs #187 - 188

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