1. Capitalization Counts! the first word in a sentence proper nouns proper adjectives the pronoun I days of the week, months, and holidays first word of a quotation first word and important words in a title time periods

2. Propers We capitalize proper nouns to show that they are specific. Proper nouns name specific people, places, religions, time periods, organizations. For example: Wendi Chauvin – names a specific person Chicago, Illinois – names a specific city & state the Superdome – names a specific building Catholic – names a specific religion The Great Depression – names a specific time period The Red Cross – names a specific organization We capitalize proper adjectives to show where someone or something is from. Proper adjectives are used to describe. For example : the French restaurant a British soldier the Mayan community

3. Personal Titles We capitalize a person’s title when the title comes before their name. For example: Dr. Bartlett Mrs. Hymel King Henry VIII We also capitalize names of the people in our families. For example : Before she fussed us, Mama always took a deep breath. If you’re not saying their name though, you do not capitalize those familial words or their title. For example: My uncle is the new mayor of our city!

4. Abbreviations & Titles We learned yesterday that we capitalize titles of people. We also capitalize most abbreviations For example: Michigan Ave. P.O. Box FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigators When capitalizing titles of written works, we capitalize the first & last words and any important words in between. ( We’ll worry about punctuating titles later). For example : My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother To Kill a Mockingbird The Cat in the Hat