USING FULL STOP AND CAPITAL LETTER IN WRITING

**Lesson Note: Capital Letters and Full Stops**

Learning Objectives:

1. Tier 1 (Advanced Students):

- Understand and apply the rules of capital letters and full stops correctly in independent
writing.

2. Tier 2 (Average EFL Arabic Students):

- Recognize and use capital letters and full stops with some support in short sentences.

3. **Tier 3 (Non-Readers with Arabic Support)**:

- Identify basic use of capital letters (for names and at the beginning of sentences) and
full stops with significant support, including Arabic translation.

Success Criteria:

1. **Tier 1 (Advanced Students)**:

- You can use capital letters correctly at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns.

- You can place full stops correctly at the end of sentences.

2. **Tier 2 (Average EFL Arabic Students)**:

- You can recognize where to use capital letters and full stops with some help.

- You can complete sentences with the correct punctuation.

3. **Tier 3 (Non-Readers with Arabic Support)**:

- You can identify capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for names, with
translation support.

- You can use full stops at the end of simple sentences, with Arabic translation provided.

**Tier 1 (Advanced Students)**

**Lesson Note**:

- **Capital Letters** are used at the beginning of sentences, for proper nouns (names of
people, places, days, and months), and for the word "I."

- Example: "Ali lives in Dubai."

- **Full Stops** are used at the end of a sentence to show that the sentence is complete.

- Example: "She is a student."

**Activity**:

Write a short paragraph (3-4 sentences) about your favorite hobby. Use capital letters at the
beginning of each sentence and for any proper nouns. End each sentence with a full stop.

- Example:

"I like to play football. My friend Ahmed plays with me. We play every Friday."

**Tier 2 (Average EFL Arabic Students)**

**Lesson Note**:

- **Capital Letters** are used at the start of a sentence and for names of people,
places, and days.

- Example: "Ahmed is my friend."

- **Full Stops** are placed at the end of a sentence.

- Example: "I play football."

**Activity**:

Complete the sentences below by adding capital letters and full stops:

1. my name is sara

2. we live in abu dhabi

3. today is monday

4. he likes to play basketball

5. my birthday is in december

**Tier 3 (Non-Readers with Arabic Support)**

**Note** (with Arabic translation):

- **Capital Letters** are used at the start of sentences and for important names
(people and places).

- **نكاملأاو صاخشلأا ءامسأ يف اًضيأ ةريبكلا فرحلأا مدختست .ريبك فرحب اًمئاد ةلمجلا أدبت.**

- Example/لاثم: "mohammed is from dubai" → "Mohammed is from Dubai."

- **Full Stops** (.) are used to end a sentence.

- **تهتنا دق ةركفلا نأ نّيبتل ةلمجلا ةياهن يف عضوت ةطقنلا.**

**Activity/طاشن**:

Add capital letters and full stops to the sentences below.

هاندأ لمجلا يف طاقنلاو ةريبكلا فرحلأا فضأ:

1. my name is ali

**يلع يمسا**

2. we live in sharjah

**ةقراشلا يف شيعن نحن**

3. she is a teacher

** ةملعم يه**

4. he likes pizza

**ازتيبلا بحي وه**

5. today is friday

**ةعمجلا وه مويلا**

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### **Summary for All Tiers**

- **Capital Letters** are used at the beginning of sentences and for names of people,
places, days, and months.

- **Full Stops** are used to end a sentence and show that the idea is complete.