Use Beginning Capitalization
| Format: Short sentences, simple vocabulary |
| Capitalize the first word in the sentence |
Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives
| Particular place names: cities, vacation spots, rivers, states |
| Days and months |
| Family, personal, or professional titles: Dr., Uncle __, Rev., Miss, Mrs. |
| Names of people |
| Holidays |
Capitalize Pronoun "I"
| Vocabulary – capitalized |
| Lack of capital for "I" the only error to identify |
New Vocabulary: capital letter, capitalized, underlined, sentence, missing words
Use Beginning Capitalization
| Capitalize the first word in the sentence |
| Capitalize "Dear" in a letter greeting |
| Capitalize "Love" in a letter closing |
| Capitalize only the first word in a sentence of common nouns |
Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives
| Particular place names: states, city and state (both) |
| Names of people: first, middle, and last |
| Abbreviated professional and personal titles: Mr., Mrs., Dr. |
| Initials |
| Book titles |
| Nationalities |
| Street names |
| Professional titles (Mayor ___, Congressman ___) |
| Differentiate between common and proper nouns |
| Correctly capitalize up to four words in the same sentence |
| Identify nouns correctly or incorrectly capitalized |
Capitalize Pronoun "I"
| Generalize the rule: always capitalize "I" |
| Identify or correct several errors including "I" in one sentence |
New Vocabulary: pronoun, name
Use Beginning Capitalization
| Format: Some sentences more complex, beginning with adverb phrases |
| Capitalize the first word in the sentence |
| Capitalize the first word in the greeting and closing of a letter |
| Capitalize the beginning of each sentence in a short group of sentences |
| Recognize a group of words as a sentence, capitalize first word |
| Capitalize first word and names |
| Capitalize first word of a quotation |
| Identify a sentence in which the first word is not correctly capitalized |
| Capitalize only the first word in a sentence without proper nouns |
Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives
| Format: Towards the end of this range, some of the items require reading multiple sentences in one passage |
| Names of people: full name, including initials and titles |
| Book or movie titles |
| Professional titles |
| Identify nouns correctly or incorrectly capitalized |
| Correctly capitalize up to four words in the same sentence |
| Places: countries, cities, states, vacation spots |
| Distinguish between common and proper nouns |
| Pets’ names |
| Historical events |
| Course names |
| Names of organizations |
Capitalize Pronoun "I"
| Identify or correct several errors including "I" in one sentence |
| Identify "I" errors twice in the same sentence |
New Vocabulary: greeting, letter, title, note, list
Use Beginning Capitalization
| Capitalize the first word in the sentence |
| Capitalize the first word in the greeting and closing of a letter |
| Capitalize first word of a quotation |
| Capitalize only the first word in a sentence without proper nouns |
| Capitalize the beginning of each sentence in a group of sentences |
| Capitalize first word and proper nouns |
| Capitalize the first word in the sentence and the first word of a quotation |
| Verbalize the rule telling which word in a quotation is always capitalized |
Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives
| Format: Most of the items in this range require correct identification of more than one capitalization error, either missing capitals or incorrect capitals |
| Places: rivers, mountains, countries, states, cities, monuments, buildings, points of interest |
| Book, movie, TV show, magazine titles: know which words to capitalize and which to not capitalize |
| Organizations and government bodies |
| Distinguish between common and proper nouns |
| People’s full names, including initials and titles |
| Generalize rules of capitalization |
| Identify a "proper noun" |
| Company and product names |
| Nationalities and languages |
| Team names |
Capitalize Pronoun "I"
| Identify the sentence not capitalized correctly ("I" the error) |
| Identify "I" errors twice in the same sentence |
New Vocabulary: direct quotation, proper noun, place, phrase, address, magazine
Use Beginning Capitalization
| Capitalize the first word in the greeting and closing of a letter |
| Capitalize the first word in the sentence |
| Capitalize first word of a quotation |
| Generalize rules of when to capitalize the first word: sentences, poems, letter greetings |
| Distinguish sentences using quotations that are not capitalized correctly |
| Capitalize the first word in the sentence and the first word of a quotation |
| Capitalize the first word in the sentence, the first word of a quotation, and proper nouns |
| Capitalize the beginning of each sentence in a group of sentences, including quotations within sentences |
| Capitalize only the first word in a multi-word greeting or closing |
Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives
| Format: Most of the items in this range require correct identification of more that one capitalization error, either missing capitals or incorrect capitals |
| Format: Longer passages in many of the items |
| Full names, including titles and initials |
| Particular places, points of interest, buildings, monuments |
| Radio and TV station initials |
| All titles: which words should and should not be capitalized |
| Teams, organization, government bodies |
| Countries and continents |
| Historical events and eras |
| Companies, stores, products |
| Differentiate between similar common and proper nouns |
| Classes, schools |
| Compass directions: when they are correctly and incorrectly capitalized |
| Ships |
| Identify proper nouns |
New Vocabulary: closing, book title, paragraph
Use Beginning Capitalization
| Format: Sentences contain various combinations of correctly and incorrectly used capital letters, generally relating to use in quotations, but also first words in sentences, proper/common nouns, capitalizing multiple sentences in a paragraph |
| Capitalize only the first word in the greeting and closing of a letter with no proper nouns |
| In a quotation, capitalize only the first word if the sentence continues past the part identifying the speaker |
Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives
| Format: Most of the items in this range require correct identification of more that one capitalization error, either missing capitals or incorrect capitals |
| Format: Most items also call on finer distinctions between common and proper nouns, depending on how they are used in the sentence (Mother, my mother) |
| Countries, nationalities, languages |
| Holidays, special events |
| All titles: what to capitalize and what not to capitalize |
| Places, rivers, parks, bridges, monuments… |
| Artistic groups |
| Compass directions – when to capitalize and when not to |
| Buildings, businesses, stores |
| Generalize capitalization rules |
| Full names, including titles |
New Vocabulary: none
Use Beginning Capitalization
| Format: Sentences contain various combinations of correctly and incorrectly used capital letters, generally relating to use in quotations, but also first words in sentences, and proper/common nouns |
| In a quotation, capitalize only the first word if the sentence continues past the part identifying the speaker |
Capitalize Proper Nouns and Adjectives
| Correct identification of more that one capitalization error, either missing capitals or incorrect capitals |
| Distinctions between common and proper nouns, depending on how they are used in the sentence (Mother, my mother) |
| Generalization of capitalization rules – classifying types of nouns that should be capitalized |
| Full names, professional and family titles |
| Holidays and special events |
| Nationalities, languages, countries, continents |
| Towns, cities, particular geographic locations (___ Valley, Mt. ___) |
| Organizations, clubs, teams, groups |
| All titles |
| When to capitalize family relationships |
| Classes, courses |
| Religions |
New Vocabulary: none