Instructional Focus Lesson Plan for Capitalization Grade 3 Digital English Instructional Focus Lesson Plan for Capitalization Grade 3 Copyright © 2004 Digital English Project - Merced County Office of Education
Standard 1.7 Written English Language Conventions: 2 Third Grade Written English Language Conventions: Standard 1.7 Students will capitalize geographical names, holidays, historical periods, and special events correctly. Copyright © 2004 Digital English Project - Merced County Office of Education 2
Names of People Days of the Week Months 3 Carlos Mr. Smith Third Grade Names of People Days of the Week Months Carlos Mr. Smith Dr. Ann Juno Amy Lee February December Monday Wednesday Copyright © 2004 Digital English Project - Merced County Office of Education 3
Proper Nouns Name a specific person, place or thing. Third Grade Proper Nouns Name a specific person, place or thing. May have more than one word. The first word and all important words must be capitalized. Copyright © 2004 Digital English Project - Merced County Office of Education 4
Proper Nouns Examples: Thomas Applegate Park St. Patrick’s Day 5 Third Grade Proper Nouns Name a specific person, place or thing. May have more than one word. The first word and all important words must be capitalized. Copyright © 2004 Digital English Project - Merced County Office of Education Examples: Thomas Applegate Park St. Patrick’s Day 5
6 Important Times in History Names of Places Special Events Holidays Third Grade Important Times in History Names of Places Special Events Holidays Valentine’s Day Merced County Fair Merced Goldrush Writing Festival World War II Wall Street Easter Copyright © 2004 Digital English Project - Merced County Office of Education United States of America Kwanza Superbowl Space Age 6
Our class took a field trip to the merced county courthouse museum. Third Grade Our class took a field trip to the merced county courthouse museum. Copyright © 2004 Digital English Project - Merced County Office of Education 7
Our class took a field trip to the Merced County Courthouse Museum. Third Grade Our class took a field trip to the Merced County Courthouse Museum. Copyright © 2004 Digital English Project - Merced County Office of Education 8