Capitalization, Punctuation & Writing a Paragraph January 30, 2014

The plan…. Objectives Vocabulary Capitalization Rules Punctuation Marks Writing a Paragraph – What is a paragraph? Evaluation Preview

Vocabulary Capital letter Proper noun Common noun Period Question mark Exclamation point Comma Apostrophe Colon Semicolon Paragraph Indent Main idea Supporting details

Capitalization Rules What is a proper noun? A proper noun must always have a ________. Open your Writing booklets to page 2 and complete the exercise at the bottom of the page

Capitalization Rules When to use capital letters… People’s: – names – titles – initials – abbreviations Languages Religions Nationalities Ethnic groups Holidays Names on maps, including: – streets – towns – cities – states – countries – bodies of water – mountains – islands Days Months

Capitalization Rules Complete the exercise at the bottom of page 3 Complete page 4 – On Practice B circle the letters that need to be capitalized

Punctuation: End Marks A statement ends with a _________. A question ends with a __________. An exclamation ends with an _________. Complete page 4 in your Writing booklets – Practice C can be written in your QoD copybooks

Punctuation: Commas 1.Separate days, dates, and years 2.Between a city and a state or a country 3.In large numbers over three digits a.Every three digits earns a comma 4.Separating three or more items in a series 5.Before a conjunction (what is a conjunction?) combining two sentences 6.Separate introductory words from the main sentence Complete exercises on pages 8 & 9

Punctuation: Other Marks Apostrophes are for possession, NOT plurals Colons have three uses: – After the salutation in a formal letter – Separating hours and minutes – Introducing a list Semicolons connect two sentences that are very closely related Complete exercises on page 12

What is a paragraph? One idea or topic throughout Indented first line Made up of related sentences – Main Idea or Topic Sentence – 3 Information Sentences or Supporting Details – Conclusion Sentence

What is a paragraph? Main Idea : – Koala bears live in Australia. Three facts : – Their favorite food is the leaves from the eucalyptus tree. – A baby koala is called a joey. – They are nocturnal animals, sleeping during the day. Conclusion : – A koala bear's lifespan is up to 15 years

What is a paragraph? Koala bears live in Australia. Their favorite food is the leaves from the eucalyptus tree. A baby koala is called a joey. They are nocturnal animals, sleeping during the day. A koala bear's lifespan is up to 15 years

What is a paragraph? Take out a piece of paper and write a paragraph 1.Write a sentence about a specific topic or animal 2.Write three facts about the first sentence 3.Write a concluding sentence (repeat the topic sentence in a different way)