Capital Letters. Summary: This resource details standard capitalization rules. Contributors:Chris Berry, Allen BrizeeLast Edited: 2013-07-12 11:45:25 This handout lists some guidelines for capitalization. If you have a question about whether a specific word should be capitalized that doesn't fit under one of these rules, try checking a dictionary to see if the word is capitalized there. Use capital letters in the following ways: The first words of a sentence When he tells a joke, he sometimes forgets the punch line. The pronoun "I" The last time I visited Atlanta was several years ago. Proper nouns (the names of specific people, places, organizations, and sometimes things) Worrill Fabrication Company Golden Gate Bridge Supreme Court Livingston, Missouri Atlantic Ocean Mothers Against Drunk Driving Family relationships (when used as proper names) I sent a thank-you note to Aunt Abigail but not to my other aunts.
Here is a present I bought for Mother. Did you buy a present for your mother? God the Father the Virgin Mary Moses. August 26, 2012...This week's writing prompts! - Writing Lesson of the Month Network. Here in Northern Nevada, the school year begins tomorrow! I'm actually so excited to see my students again. I have a great assignment for them to begin the year.
This year, we will become "Vocabulary Collectors. " I am basing this idea on a mentor text by a favorite picture book author of mine: Roni Schotter, and her book is called The Boy Who Loved Words. Click here to access the online assignment I am building for them! I hope you're inspired to use this lesson, if you are a teacher t00! Here come this week's prompts. Monday: "What did the tent smell like? Tuesday: "Have you ever studied a skunk's eyes? Wednesday: What original visual metaphor could you make for someone who collects vocabulary words? Thursday: "Where was the collection stored? Friday: "Do you know anyone who uses that expression a lot? Saturday: "Where does real magic exist? Have a great week. --Corbett ( Writing Lesson of the Month Network - ...sharing thoughtful, mentor text-inspired lessons your students will love!
A 6-Trait Writing Lesson inspired by Insectlopedia by Douglas Florian. A lesson from the NNWP's "Six by Six" Print Guide. Grammar Rock: Prepositions. Etymology of Expressions...a writer's notebook extra credit challenge. Calligraphy = beautiful + writing callisthenics = beautiful + strength I found word relationships like this to be just as (if not more) interesting as number relationships, and so etymology taught me to love Language Arts like I loved math. I also loved learning that not every word in English is derived from Greek or Latin roots; some words just have interesting histories. For example, the word phony (fake) has an interesting history. British thieves and swindlers used a lot of "code words. " One such code word was fawney ring, which was a fake gold ring that teams of swindlers tried (and often succeeded) in passing off as real gold by dropping in crowded places.
One swindler (dressed well) would purposely drop the fake ring, then his secret accomplice (dressed shadily) would pick up the ring in front of a bystander and offer to sell it at a great bargain, claiming it to be true gold. In Britain, fawney eventually became phoney; then in America, we changed it to phony. Need an example? The BEST English-Learner's site on the 'Net! A Writer's Notebook Lesson and Teacher Model!
Additional Mentor Text Possibilities: As I dug through my collection of mentor texts, I found three other books that I'll definitely also refer to when teaching this lesson. The main book (and most important) is the Roni Schotter text pictured at right, however. Max's Words by Kate Banks (a book about collecting words that's a bit more primary in style than The Boy Who Loved Words.) Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Conner (I love how Nancy always identifies vocabulary words by saying, "That's a fancy way of saying ____. ") Adventures of a Verbivore by Richard Lederer (I'll mainly use the word verbivore from the title to inspire creative word collecting) Setting the stage: A day before starting this lesson, I will inform students that we will be talking about different things that people collect on the next class day.
I'm going to actually invite my students to bring in something (one or two items at the most!) "Why do people collect things? Well, that's my "Logophile lesson. " National Writing Project by NWP. Grammar - Language Arts FREE Presentations in PowerPoint format, Free Interactives and Games. Digital Photos that will Inspire Writing. Writing Prompts: Digital Photos for Writing each spring, we now host a photo contest and a writing-about-photos contest!
They say a picture is worth ten-thousand words. In this digital age, students so easily can capture images digitally. Photos make fantastic writing prompts, but rather than cut up your National Geographics for your writers to pen stories about, encourage your students to take and print digital photos that their fellows students can write about. At WritingFix, we really like the idea of students becoming photographers for the purpose of improving a writer's workshop.
Below, you can find the winning photographs from our past contests. No title available. Awesome Adjectives Postcards! Brief Description Students create a postcard by illustrating a place they would like to visit and using ten adjectives in a short message describing the pictures. Objectives Students practice writing skills, exercise creativity, and use adjectives to describe a picture. They might also practice technology skills by using Microsoft Works or the Internet to obtain clip art. Keywords adjectives, postcards Materials Needed blank white index cards, crayons, markers, colored pencils, clip art, magazines, glue, scissors Lesson Plan Motivation: Say: "Who could use a vacation? Directions: When students have a place in mind, have them draw, cut pictures from magazines, or obtain clip art to illustrate that place. Assessment Evaluate the lesson using the following criteria: Was a color picture used on the front of the postcard?
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