ELD English Writing Our thanks to Amphitheater High

ELD English Writing Our thanks to Amphitheater High School student teacher, Terra Rothpletz, for creating this Power. Point & related materials.

- Capitalizing names and the pronoun “I” The singular first-person pronoun, "I", is always capitalized. Names are capitalized because they are proper nouns that name particular people. Words like “boy” and “girl” are not capitalized because they are common nouns that do not refer to any one individual person. If you are using the word as a title and name it should be capitalized. Example: “I love you, Mom. ” versus “I love my mom. ” 1. My friends chris and mike are on the school’s baseball team. 2. nabil and i go to the movie theater every weekend. 3. Her father’s name is juan calderon and her mother’s name is carla calderon. 4. mom and dad are going out for dinner with their friends asaad and samia. 5. i think grandpa is the best grandpa in the world. ELL Standards: Stage V: Standard 2: Standard English Conventions: B-1: Capitalization. Common Core Language Standards : Conventions of Standard English: 9 -10. LS. 2. AZ Language Arts Writing Standards: Strand 2 Writing Components: Concept 6 Conventions: PO 1.

- Capitalizing place/regional names Proper nouns that name a specific place should always be capitalized. Capitalize the names of continents, countries, states, cities, towns, and villages. You must also capitalize the names of oceans, seas, beaches, parks, streets, roads, avenues, and lanes. 1. new york city is a city in the united states of america. 2. I live in oro valley, arizona and my best friend lives in beirut, lebanon. 3. When I go to san diego, california, I like to visit mission beach, the san diego zoo, and balboa park. 4. My favorite restaurant is on pennington street and scott avenue. 5. On our way to egypt, we will fly over the atlantic ocean. ELL Standards: Stage V: Standard 2: Standard English Conventions: B-1: Capitalization. Common Core Language Standards : Conventions of Standard English: 9 -10. LS. 2. AZ Language Arts Writing Standards: Strand 2 Writing Components: Concept 6 Conventions: PO 1.

- Capitalizing languages, ethnicities, nationalities and religions The names of people of all cultures, ethnicities, and nationalities should always be capitalized as well as their languages and religions. 1. My texan friend has italian relatives visiting this weekend. 2. I like to speak portuguese with my brazilian friends. 3. His african american friend is muslim and follows the islamic faith. 4. The nepalese speak many languages, but the major language is nepali. 5. My american father’s family is swiss, but he does not know how to speak german or french. ELL Standards: Stage V: Standard 2: Standard English Conventions: B-1: Capitalization. Common Core Language Standards : Conventions of Standard English: 9 -10. LS. 2. AZ Language Arts Writing Standards: Strand 2 Writing Components: Concept 6 Conventions: PO 1.

- Capitalizing holidays, days of the week, and months The names of the days of the week as well as the names of months should always be capitalized. The names of holidays should also be capitalized. 1. 2. 3. 4. Americans always celebrate mother’s day in may. Ashley wants to dress up like a fairy this halloween. We will celebrate my sister’s graduation this saturday. My birthday is on the 22 nd of december and this year it will be on thursday. 5. During ramadan people fast from dawn to sunset. ELL Standards: Stage V: Standard 2: Standard English Conventions: B-1: Capitalization. Common Core Language Standards : Conventions of Standard English: 9 -10. LS. 2. AZ Language Arts Writing Standards: Strand 2 Writing Components: Concept 6 Conventions: PO 1.

- Capitalizing titles These are the words that should be capitalized in a title: -The first and last words of the title -All nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives -Any preposition (of, on, in, for, with) or conjunction (and, but, or, nor, so) of five letters or more These are the words that should not be capitalized: -Any articles (the, a, an) and the particle “to”, unless it is the first or last word of the title -Any prepositions/conjunctions of four letters or fewer (unless the preposition is the first or last word of the title) 1. 2. 3. 4. Dan asked the librarian about the magazine sports and fitness. Susie’s favorite movie is the lord of the rings. My sister always reads the book james and the giant peach. In my English class, we are reading the Shakespearean play a midsummer night’s dream. 5. Fred’s favorite Beatle’s song is lucy in the sky with diamonds. ELL Standards: Stage V: Standard 2: Standard English Conventions: B-1: Capitalization. Common Core Language Standards : Conventions of Standard English: 9 -10. LS. 2. AZ Language Arts Writing Standards: Strand 2 Writing Components: Concept 6 Conventions: PO 1.

- Capitalizing organizations and product names Always capitalize the names of organizations, companies and trademarks (product names). 1. My nephew loves his converse shoes. 2. When you eat at mcdonald’s, do you prefer to drink coke or pepsi? 3. The american red cross is an organization that provides emergency assistance inside the United States. 4. Antonia always uses her visa to buy clothes and makeup at walmart. 5. My favorite brands of chocolate are lindt’s and ghirardelli. ELL Standards: Stage V: Standard 2: Standard English Conventions: B-1: Capitalization. Common Core Language Standards : Conventions of Standard English: 9 -10. LS. 2. AZ Language Arts Writing Standards: Strand 2 Writing Components: Concept 6 Conventions: PO 1.

- Capitalizing historical events Specific periods, eras, historical events, wars, etc. should all be capitalized as proper nouns, but do not capitalize century numbers. Examples: Industrial Revolution, Six Ages, Civil War, Fourth of July, Battle of Gettysburg. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Most of the world war I veterans are now deceased. The most commonly given start date for the middle ages is 476. My sister has always been interested in the french revolution. His grandparents were born during the great depression. It is believed that the renaissance began in Florence, Italy in the fourteenth century. ELL Standards: Stage V: Standard 2: Standard English Conventions: B-1: Capitalization. Common Core Language Standards : Conventions of Standard English: 9 -10. LS. 2. AZ Language Arts Writing Standards: Strand 2 Writing Components: Concept 6 Conventions: PO 1.

- Capitalizing honorifics An honorific is a word or expression conveying esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. Capitalize an honorific only when it comes directly before a person’s name. You should also capitalized abbreviated honorifics. Examples of honorifics: professor, dean, mayor, judge, mister, miss. In cases where these words stand alone, they are lowercase. 1. She worked as an assistant to mayor Hanolovi. 2. My mother, doctor Hamilton, is a professor for several universities in Arizona. 3. This year, miss Terra will work with mrs. Huseby and ms. Heagle. 4. In 2005, the president of the United States of America was president George W. Bush. 5. Did you hear that mr. Stevens was sentenced to 10 years in prison by judge Joe Brown? ELL Standards: Stage V: Standard 2: Standard English Conventions: B-1: Capitalization. Common Core Language Standards : Conventions of Standard English: 9 -10. LS. 2. AZ Language Arts Writing Standards: Strand 2 Writing Components: Concept 6 Conventions: PO 1.

- Capitalizing (REVIEW) Read and copy the sentences below. Capitalize any letters that need to be capitalized and then underline the words that you fixed. 1. i sent a thank-you note to aunt theresa, but not to my other aunts. 2. The last time i visited my grandmother in san francisco, california was several years ago. 3. Today i met two girls from tanzania and they taught me a few words in swahili while we ate lunch at mcdonald’s. 4. My teacher, mrs. nelson, let me borrow her favorite book, the catcher in the rye. 5. The president of the United States of America is president Barack Obama. ELL Standards: Stage V: Standard 2: Standard English Conventions: B-1: Capitalization. Common Core Language Standards : Conventions of Standard English: 9 -10. LS. 2. AZ Language Arts Writing Standards: Strand 2 Writing Components: Concept 6 Conventions: PO 1.