Day 1 Editing Invitation Capitalizing Proper Nouns Day

Day 1 Editing Invitation Capitalizing Proper Nouns

Day 1 Invitation to Notice “Shortly before he died, my Mordecai sent me a ticket to America. ” The rabbi paused. “He wanted me to join him there. ” “America! The promised land!” The voices rose as one. Excerpt from When Jessie Came Across the Sea

Day 1 Invitation to Notice Early the next morning, Jessie and Grandmother had a caller. “I have decided, ” announced the rabbi. “Jessie will go to America. My brother’s widow has a dress shop in New York City. Her name is Kay, and Jessie can help with the sewing. She will comfort the good lady. ” Excerpt from When Jessie Came Across the Sea

Day 1 Invitation to Notice On a fine fall day they sailed past the Statue of Liberty. America! No one swapped stories or argued. Babies hushed. Even the oldest passengers, and the most seasick, stood against the rail. America! And there it was, New York City with those tall, tall buildings that touched the sky. The ship docked at Ellis Island. Excerpt from When Jessie Came Across the Sea

Day 2 Editing Invitation Capitalizing Proper Nouns

Day 2 Capitalizing Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing so they are capitalized. Common nouns name a general person, place, or thing so they are not capitalized. Kind Proper Nouns Common Nouns Person Jessie girl Place New York City city Thing Blow Pops candy

Day 2 Capitalizing Bonus Kind Proper Nouns Common Nouns Person Jessie girl Place New York City city Thing Blow Pops candy Part of name Cousin Kay his cousin Used as name Grandmother my grandma Official titles of people President Lincoln the president

Day 2 Invitation to Imitate Write a sentence with a proper noun. For example: Yesterday I went to Target with my sister Sarah to buy some new Nike shoes. Try it! Use the example above if needed. Or, go into your own writing and write some of your own! Kind Proper Nouns Common Nouns Person Jessie girl Place New York City city Thing Blow Pops candy Part of name Cousin Kay his cousin Used as name Grandmother my grandma Official titles of people President Lincoln the president

Day 3 Editing Invitation Capitalizing Proper Nouns

Day 3 Test Talk: We Try It Together Big Brother and the Bats (1) Clara was excited to visit her brother in austin. (2) Andrew may have been ten years older than Clara, but she still thought of him as her best friend. (3) She had missed him terribly since he moved away to attend the university of Texas. (4) So far, she only saw him when he visited on weekends. (5) Now her parents were taking her to Austin. (6) As the family car pulled up to Andrew’s new home, Clara was thrilled. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1? A. change Clara to clara B. change austin to Austin C. change brother to Brother D. Make no change Selection from Big Brother and the Bats from Write Source

Day 3 Test Talk: We Try It Together Big Brother and the Bats (1) Clara was excited to visit her brother in austin. (2) Andrew may have been ten years older than Clara, but she still thought of him as her best friend. (3) She had missed him terribly since he moved away to attend the university of Texas. (4) So far, she only saw him when he visited on weekends. (5) Now her parents were taking her to Austin. (6) As the family car pulled up to Andrew’s new home, Clara was thrilled. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3? A. change he to He B. change university to University C. change Texas to texas D. Make no change Selection from Big Brother and the Bats from Write Source

Day 3 Test Talk: We Try It Together Big Brother and the Bats (1) Clara was excited to visit her brother in austin. (2) Andrew may have been ten years older than Clara, but she still thought of him as her best friend. (3) She had missed him terribly since he moved away to attend the university of Texas. (4) So far, she only saw him when he visited on weekends. (5) Now her parents were taking her to Austin. (6) As the family car pulled up to Andrew’s new home, Clara was thrilled. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 6? A. change family to Family B. change Andrew’s to Andrew C. change Clara to clara D. Make no change Selection from Big Brother and the Bats from Write Source

Day 4 Editing Invitation Capitalizing Proper Nouns

Day 4 Test Talk: You Try It Big Brother and the Bats (7) “Hey, Squirt!” Andrew called as Clara ran to meet him at the front of his building. (8) “Welcome to Austin! (9) I have lots of fun stuff planned. (10) We’re going to hear some music, and then eat lunch by the river, and don’t forget the bats-” (11) Oh no, Clara thought. (12) Andrew has said that he wanted to take her to see the famous Congress street Bridge bats, but she had hoped he’d forget about it. (13) Just the thought of one creepy bat flying at her head made he want to jump back into the car. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 12? A. change Andrew to andrew B. change Congress to congress C. change street to Street D. Make no change Selection from Big Brother and the Bats from Write Source

Day 4 Test Talk: You Try It Big Brother and the Bats (14) “I don’t really love bats, ” clara said, trying to hide her worry. (15) “Aww, a few Bats won’t hurt you, ” Dad said. (16) “Besides, it’s amazing to see. (17) Just as the sun goes down, the bats fly out from under Congress Street Bridge. (18) They look beautiful against the colorful sky. ” What change, if any, should be made in sentence 14? A. change I to i B. change bats to Bats C. change clara to Clara D. Make no change Selection from Big Brother and the Bats from Write Source

Day 4 Test Talk: You Try It Big Brother and the Bats (14) “I don’t really love bats, ” Clara said, trying to hide her worry. (15) “Aww, a few Bats won’t hurt you, ” Dad said. (16) “Besides, it’s amazing to see. (17) Just as the sun goes down, the bats fly out from under Congress Street Bridge. (18) They look beautiful against the colorful sky. ” What change, if any, should be made in sentence 15? A. change Bats to bats B. change you to You C. change Dad to dad D. Make no change Selection from Big Brother and the Bats from Write Source