Unit: Memoirs and Mechanics

1. Unit: Memoirs and Mechanics Lesson: Capitalization and End Punctuation

2. What’s Wrong? the whole class received extra homework because they were rowdy and disruptive the entire period

3. Let’s See How You Did… The whole class received extra homework because they were rowdy and disruptive the entire period.

4. Correct that Sentence! • did the boats have another source of power • thirty-two oarsmen rowed at the same time • what huge waves pounded the ship • were the boats really seventy-six feet long • construct a scale model of a Viking ship

5. Let’s See How You Did… • Did the boats have another source of power? • Thirty-two oarsmen rowed at the same time. • What huge waves pounded the ship! • Were the boats really seventy-six feet long? • Construct a scale model of a Viking ship.

6. Unit: Memoirs and Mechanics Lesson: Capitalization of Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives

7. What’s Wrong? uncle jim and aunt arlene live in the white house on the corner of spruce street and elm street in lebanon

8. Let’s See How You Did… Uncle Jim and Aunt Arlene live in the white house on the corner of Spruce Street and Elm Street in Lebanon.

9. Proper Nouns • Name specific people, places, or things • Capitalize first word of a proper noun and each additional important word

10. Proper Nouns • Names, initials • J.K. Rowling • Milton S. Hershey • Titles, abbreviations • John F.Kennedy Jr. • the President • Terms for relatives • Uncle Sam • Grandpa George • Cities, countries, states • Annville, Pennsylvania • Europe • Continents, regions of the United States • United States • the Midwest • Planets • Mercury • Jupiter • Bodies of Water • Atlantic Ocean • Red Sea • Geographic feature • Grand Canyon • Niagara Falls • Streets, highways • Pennsylvania Turnpike • Manheim Street

11. Example • The city of Tucson, Arizona is located in the Southwest. • Why is Tucson, Arizona, and Southwest capitalized?

12. Proper Nouns • Buildings, bridges, monuments • Golden Gate Bridge • Museum of Natural History • Days, months • Friday • November • Organizations, institutions • Red Cross • Lebanon Valley College • Language, people • English • Asian • Events, periods • Renaissance • American Revolution • Documents • Declaration of Independence • Emancipation Proclamation

13. Proper Adjectives • Are adjectives formed from proper nouns • Must also be capitalized

14. Proper Adjectives • Asia • France • Olympus • Iron Age • April • Asian countries • French bread • Olympic games • Iron Age tools • April showers Proper Nouns Proper Adjectives

15. Example • At the club’s August meeting, Indian food was served. • Why is August and Indian capitalized?

16. Correct that sentence! • finally uncle albert introduced the governor to the audience • a camel caravan headed west across the sahara desert • during the war of 1812, british ships blockaded the coast • astronomers studied mars from the mount palomar observatory • the declaration of independence was adopted on july 4, 1776

17. Let’s see how you did… • Finally Uncle Albert introduced the governor to the audience. • A camel caravan headed west across the Sahara Desert. • During the War of 1812, British ships blockaded the coast. • Astronomers studied Mars from the Mount Palomar Observatory. • The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776.

18. Oh yeah! Game time yeah!

19. A little music… Mission Impossible Pirates of the Caribbean