Capitalization

Capitalization

By Kelsie Aro

Poll

On a scale of 1-4, how comfortable are you with capitalization rules?

• 1 - I struggle all the time with the rules of capitalization.

• 2 - I struggle some of the time with the rules of capitalization.

• 3 - I rarely struggle with the rules of capitalization.

• 4 - I never struggle with the rules of capitalization.

Use this acronym to remember capitalization!

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​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

M.I.N.T.S.

M- Months, Days, Holidays

Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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Days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

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Holidays: New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas

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I can use correct capitalization and punctuation in my essay.

These are ALWAYS the rules, no matter what!!

"I" is capitalized EVERY-SINGLE-TIME!

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I can use correct capitalization and punctuation in my essay.

​"I" pronoun!

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​N - Names!

• People: John, Jane, Tessa, Mr. Levings, Ms. Aro

• Places: Wisconsin, Florida, Ashland, Cuba, McDonald's, Taco Bell

• ​Pets

• ​Streets: Main Street, Woodland Avenue

• ​Mom and Grandma when used as a form of address:

  • Mom said, "I love you."

  • My mom said, "I love you."​

• Schools: Ashland Middle School, University of Wisconsin-Superior, Georgetown University

​I can use correct capitalization and punctuation in my essay.

​Titles!

​Examples:

Sense and Sensibility is better than Pride and Prejudice.

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The first movie of the series is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.​

Start of a sentence!

​This one’s easy. Always capitalize the first word of a sentence.

• ​The cat is sleeping.

• Where did I put that book?

• Hey! It’s great to see you! How have you been?

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This also includes the start of a QUOTE!

• "Animals are suffering due to deforestation including tigers" (Johnson 1).

Multiple Choice

What does the "M" stand for in M.I.N.T.S.?

• Your Mom

• Minutes

• Months, Days, Holidays

• Math

Poll

True or false: The "I" in M.I.N.T.S. is for the "I" pronoun.

• True

• False

Open Ended

List as many examples of names you would capitalize:

​Did you type the following?:

• People

• Places

• Pets

• ​Streets

• Schools

• Family names like Mom and Grandma when used as a form of address

Poll

True or False: Some words like "a," "an," "but," "nor" are NOT capitalized in a title.

• True

• False

Poll

True or False: You do not need to capitalize the beginning word of a quote.

• True

• False

Poll

After today's lesson, on a scale of 1-4, how are you feeling about your capitalization skills?:

• 1 - I still need a lot of help!

• 2 - I think I've got it.

• 3 - I'm all good.

• 4 - I can teach it!