capitalization rules

Essential Question: Why do we use capitalization in writing ?

capitalization rulesCapital letter vs. lower case letter

What are the rules ??

capitalization rulesSample capitalization test question. Indicate if the underlined word needs capital letter or no change is necessary: Wanda wouldn’t offer her little brother a AChristmas cookie because he ate all of her BHalloween candy last october. C

ANSWERS

A. No changeB. No changeC.Capital letter, October

capitalization rules

Capitalize the

first letter of the first word of a sentence.

capitalization rulescapitalize the

pronoun I.

capitalization rulesCapitalize proper nouns: o Days of the weeko Monthso Names

capitalization rulesTitles before nouns

Doctor Brent Daigle President Barack Obama Reverend Sykes

capitalization rulesSpecific places

Stevi B’s Six Flags Acworth Park

capitalization rulesOrganizations

Boy Scouts Girl Scouts American Red Cross

capitalization rulesCompanies

Coca-Cola Starbucks McDonald’s

capitalization rulesProduct Names

Trix cereal Oreo cookies Reese’s peanut butter cups

capitalization rulesReligion

Catholic Methodist Christianity Muslim

capitalization rulesLanguages

Cajun French French Spanish English

capitalization rulesNationalities

American African-American Hispanic Korean

capitalization rulesHolidays

Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Chanukah

capitalization rulesRegions of the county

the South the Northeast the West

capitalization rulesBook Titles

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Diary of a Wimpy Kid Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale