1. Katniss Everdeen is the main character of The Hunger Games.

2. Thor is known as the God of Thunder.3. Harriet Tubman was born in the South.4. Australians have such charming accents.5. Tigger is such a terrific tiger.6. Legolas is a Wood Elf.7. Peyton Manning played football for the

University of Tennessee.

What do all of these sentences have in common?

1. Katniss Everdeen is the main character of The Hunger Games.

2. Thor is known as the God of Thunder.3. Harriet Tubman was born in the South.4. Australians have such charming accents.5. Tigger is such a terrific tiger.6. Legolas is a Wood Elf.7. Peyton Manning played football for the

University of Tennessee.

They all contain CAPITAL LETTERS!

Capitalization: Anticipation Guide

Sentence Capitalization Error: Yes or No

Corrected Version

1. At one point, I wrestled for Riverdale high school.2. Jack rode the titanic; then, he drowned.3. I'm from Tennessee, which makes me a tennessean.4. Harriet Tubman struggled to escape the barbaric south.5. Katniss yelled, “what do you think you're doing?”6. easter is a christian holiday.7. Athena was a greek goddess of wisdom.8. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire was a delightful and enchanting novel.

Completed the following anticipation guide in you composition books. State whether or not each sentence contains a capitalization error. If the sentence contains an error, rewrite and correct the sentence.

Capitalization: Basic

Always capitalize the first letter of a sentence. Always capitalize the pronoun “I.” Always capitalize proper nouns.Example:My name is Mr. Butner, and I really like chocolate.

Capitalization: Titles

Capitalize the names of people and the initials that stand for their names.Examples: Chris Butner, C.S. Lews, J.K. Rowling

Capitalize a title when it comes before a person's name.Examples: President Obama, Mr. Butner, Doctor Stevens

Capitalization: Titles

Capitalize the names of degrees and abbreviations after someone's name.Examples: John Deer, Ph.D., Charles Snow Sr.

Capitalize words that show family relationships when used as titles or substitutes for a person's name.Examples:We have pictures of Aunt Meg.My Grandmother was a suffragist.

Capitalization: Titles

Capitalize the names of persons and animals.Examples:Rikki-tikki-tavi, Shamu, Monica, Aaron

Capitalize geographical names and regions and the names of historical events and periods.Examples:Europe, Antarctica, Civil War, Tennessee, the South, the Medieval Period, the Dark Ages

Note: Directions such as north, south, east and west are not usually capitalized. They are only capitalized when used to refer to the hole region, such as the South or the North.

Capitalization: Titles

Capitalize the names of religions and their followers.

Examples:Judaism, Christianity, God, Jehovah, Muslim, Buddhist

Capitalization: TitlesAlways capitalize the first and last word of titles of books, poems, etc.

Capitalize all important words.DO NOT capitalize articles (the, an, a), prepositions, or conjunctions (and, but, or), unless they are the first or last word.

Examples:Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneThe Lord of the RingsThe Hunger Games

Capitalization: Letters

Capitalize the salutation and closing of a letter.Example:Dear Mrs. Adams,

Yours truly,

Capitalization: Quotations

Capitalize the first word of a quote that is a complete sentence.Example:Travis said, “Another one of those people was Paul Revere.”

When a quote is interrupted by an explanatory statement, do not begin the second part of the sentence with a capital letter.Example:I read a famous poem,” said Kim, “about Paul Revere.”

Capitalization: Quotations

Do not capitalize an indirect quotation. An indirect quotation does not repeat a person's exact words, so it does not receive quotation marks.

Example:The teacher said the poem was written by

Longfellow.

Travis said that another man rode with Paul Revere.

Capitalization: Proper Adjectives

Adjectives that are formed from proper nouns are called proper adjectives.They described particular people or ideas.Examples:1.People from Alaska are called Alaskans.2.People from Japan are Japanese.3.Mexican food has its origins in Mexico.4.Queen Elizabeth ruled during the

Elizabethan era.

Capitalization

Never, ever, ever, capitalize the seasons: spring, summer, winter, fall, unless they are part of a title.Example:The Winter Olympics

DO NOT capitalize the names of school subjects, except course names followed by numerals. Also, capitalize language classes.Example:history, typing, English, Spanish, History 101, Music III

Capitalization: Anticipation GuideSentence Capitalization

Error: Yes or NoCorrected Version

1. At one point, I wrestled for Riverdale high school.

2. Jack rode the titanic; then, he drowned.

3. I'm from Tennessee, which makes me a tennessean.

4. Harriet Tubman struggled to escape the barbaric south.

5. Katniss yelled, “what do you think you're doing?”

6. easter is a christian holiday.

7. Athena was a greek goddess of wisdom.

8. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire was a delightful and enchanting novel.

Capitalization: Practice I

Write each sentence, correcting any errors in capitalization.1. “My ancestors got the reservation,” he explained,

“With the help of General Miles.”2. She and I ate at Steak And Shake.3.“soon a group of Cheyenne headed for a good place

to live,” Joe said.4. Chief Two Moons said That they wanted the land

along the Tongue River.5. the Cheyenne were interested in living on this land.6. the soldiers asked the Cheyenne, “do you want to

look further?

Capitalization: Practice I7. “my ancestors were afraid they hadn't looked

carefully enough,” said Joe.8. the Cheyenne said that the land near the Tongue

River would be their home.9. Artist john white depicted scenes of Native American

life.10. president thomas jefferson wanted them to find a

way to the Pacific Ocean.11. She was a writer during the victorian age.12. the book by Stephen Crane was called the red

badge of courage.13. Peter Pan was written by J.m. Barrie.14. I cannot wait for fall; i love when the leaves change

colors.15. summer months bring plenty of sunshine.

Capitalization: Practice IIRewrite the following sentences, correcting any capitalization errors.1. Please pick up a box of Tide Detergent at the store.2. The “Battle Hymn Of The Republic” was written by

Julia ward Howe.3. Are we going to uncle Ted's house for Thanksgiving

again?4. Do you know professor Ezekiel will be teaching

Creative Writing during the spring semester?5. The principal asked me, “how would you like to study

Geography next semester?”6. Jennifer Lawrence amazes audiences with her

performances in the hunger games.7. Thor loves to hide captain America's shield.8. the leader of the X-men is professor Xavier.

Capitalization: Practice IIIRewrite the following sentences, correcting any capitalization errors.1. The greeks believed that zeus, the king of the gods,

lived on mount olympus.2. The titanic sank after hitting an iceberg off the coast

of newfoundland.3. My cousin collects scandinavian pottery.4. Tracker jackers, vicious, genetically modified wasps,

attack contestants in The Hunger Games.5. Katniss Everdeen is from the seam, an incredibly

poor region of District 12.6. Katniss Everdeen lives in the future united states,

which is known as panem.7. She usually travels to boston on american airlines.8. The leader of Panem is president Snow.

Capitalization Passage I

This passage has no capital letters. Rewrite the passage, adding the appropriate capital letters.

“the fox argument”richard was a snow white fox who lived in antarctica. his father, richard sr., once said, “i know richard is quite cunning, but he is rather lazy.” so, richard's father asked him to run north and fetch some mexican food. seeking to get out of this chore, richard promptly pretended to sprain his ankle. “ow,” yelled richard, “this really hurts!” the leader of the foxes, chief george, heard of this dispute. he said that both father and son were wrong and banished them from the fox kingdom. “what's more,” said the king, “i'll remove your tails with magic, and you shall not get them back until you learn to be kind to one another.” richard and his father left in winter and were never seen again.

Capitalization Passage I: Corrected

This passage has no capital letters. Rewrite the passage, adding the appropriate capital letters.

“The Fox Argument”Richard was a snow white fox who lived in Antarctica. His father, Richard Sr., once said, “I know richard is quite cunning, but he is rather lazy.” So, Richard's father asked him to run north and fetch some Mexican food. Seeking to get out of this chore, Richard promptly pretended to sprain his ankle. “Ow,” yelled Richard, “This really hurts!” The leader of the foxes, Chief George, heard of this dispute. He said that both father and son were wrong and banished them from the fox kingdom. “What's more,” said the king, “I'll remove your tails with magic, and you shall not get them back until you learn to be kind to one another.” Richard and his father left in winter and were never seen again.

Capitalization Passage II

This passage has no punctuation and no capital letters. Add the appropriate punctuation and capital letters.

the frog and the oxoh father said a little frog to the big one sitting by the side of a pool I've

seen a terrible monster it was as big as a mountain it had horns as big as trees a tail like a snake and hooves divided in two

tush child tush said the old frog that was only farm whites ox it ist so big wither he may be a little bit taller than I, but I could easily make myself quite as broad just you see so he blew himself out and blew himself out and blew himself out.

oh, much bigger than that said the young frogagain the old one blew himself out and asked the young one if the ox was

as big as thatbigger father bigger was the replyso the frog took a deep breath and blew and blew and blew and blew and

swelled and swelled and swelled and then he said im sure the farmers ox is not as big as this

at that moment however he burstself conceit may lead to self destruction

Capitalization Passage II: Corrected

This passage has no punctuation and no capital letters. Add the appropriate punctuation and capital letters.

The Frog and the Ox“Oh father,” said a little frog to the big one sitting by the side of a pool. “I've

seen a terrible monster. It was as big as a mountain. It had horns as big as trees a tail like a snake and hooves divided in two.”

“Tush child tush,” said the old frog. “That was only Farmer White's ox. It isn't so big either. He may be a little bit taller than I, but I could easily make myself quite as broad. “Just you see.” So he blew himself out and blew himself out and blew himself out.

“Oh, much bigger than that,” said the young frog.Again, the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the ox was

as big as that.“Bigger, Father, bigger,” was the reply.So the frog took a deep breath and blew and blew and blew and blew and

swelled and swelled and swelled, and then he said, “I'm sure the farmers ox is not as big as this.”

At that moment, however, he burst.Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.

Capitalization Passage III

This passage has no punctuation and no capital letters. Add the appropriate punctuation and capital letters.

the fox who lost his tailan old shaggy grey fox got caught in a trap even though

he managed to escape he lost his tail in the process for days after his escape feeling his life a burden from the shame and ridicule of being the only tailles fox in the county he schemed to convince all the other foxes to cut off their tails he assembled a good many foxes and advised them to cut off their tails saying that they would not only look much better without them but that they would get rid of the weight of the brush which was a very great inconvenience one of them interrupted him and said just because you were dumb enough to lose your tail don't ask us to do the same

Capitalization Passage III: Corrected

This passage has no punctuation and no capital letters. Add the appropriate punctuation and capital letters.

The Fox Who Lost His TailAn old shaggy grey fox got caught in a trap. Even though

he managed to escape, he lost his tail in the process. For days after his escape, feeling his life a burden from the shame and ridicule of being the only tailless fox in the county, he schemed to convince all the other foxes to cut off their tails. He assembled a good many foxes and advised them to cut off their tails, saying that they would not only look much better without them, but that they would get rid of the weight of the brush, which was a very great inconvenience. One of them interrupted him and said, “Just because you were dumb enough to lose your tail, don't ask us to do the same.

Capitalization Writing Activity I

In The Hunger Games, author Suzanne Collins creates several new kinds of animals such as mocking jays, from mocking birds and jabber jays; tracker jackers; and jabber jays, deriving partly from blue jays.

When animal breed names contain a place or region, they must be capitalized.

Examples:German shepherdsSiamese catsEnglish mastiffsYorkshire Terriers

Capitalization Writing Activity I

Your job: Create a new animal breed that requires capitalization. In order to necessitate capitalization, your animal's breed must contain a place or region as part of its name.

Capitalization Writing Activity I

Step 1: Select an animal from the left column; then, select a place or region from the right column.

tigerlionbearoh mybullstallionwhalerabbitdeer

PanemRohanGondorHogwartsAlaglaesiaNarniaCaspianNeverland

Capitalization Writing Activity I

Step 2: Create a topic sentence concerning your beast. Be sure to modify the name of the place to create a proper adjective.

Example:The Gondorian stallion is a brilliant best.

Complete the following model:

The _____________ is a _________________.

Capitalization Writing Activity I

Step 3: Compose a piece of flash fiction, 5-10 sentences,

describing your animal. The exposition should be as vivid as possible.

Rubric Compose a piece of flash fiction containing at least 5

sentences. Follow all capitalization rules. Adhere to the conventions of English.

ExampleThe Gondorian stallion is a brilliant beast. Muscles rippling, the horse stampedes across the plains of Gondor. Many have tried to subdue the beast with a glistening crimson mane, but they have failed. Speculators believe the behemoth materialized through the hazy smoke and torrid heat of a volcano, Pompeii to be specific.

Capitalization Writing Activity II

Write original sentences each of the following tasks. Make sure you capitalize the appropriate letters in your sentences.

1. Write a sentence that mentions a clothing store and one of your family members.

2. Write a sentence that mentions a famous actor or actress and a movie.

3. Write a sentence that mentions a TV show and a snack product.

4. Write a sentence that mentions a foreign country, a sport, and an athlete.

5. Write a sentence that includes three course titles (classes).