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Capitalization Part 2: Capitalization Part 2
Day 6: Day 6 Capitalize the names of historical events and periods.
Ex: Revolutionary War the Holocaust
Battle of the Bulge Age of Reason
Slide3: Capitalize Special Events.
Super Bowl
Special Olympics
Slide4: Capitalize calendar items and holidays
Monday February Valentine’s Day
Do not capitalize the name of a season unless it is part of a proper name.
The winter holidays
The Atlanta Summer Music Fest
Choose the correct sentence: Choose the correct sentence A. On New Year’s day, many people watch football.
B. On New Year’s Day, many people watch football.
A. The Pittsburg Pirates won this year’s super bowl.
B. The Pittsburg Pirates won this year’s Super Bowl.
Answers for Day 6: Answers for Day 6 B. On New Year’s Day, many people watch football.
B. The Pittsburg Pirates won this year’s Super Bowl.
Day 7: Day 7 Titles:
Capitalize the first word, the last word, and all important words in titles and subtitles.
Slide8: What are the unimportant words?
Articles ( a, an, the)
Coordinating conjunctions ('fanboys' for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
Prepositions of fewer than five letters (such as: by, for, on , with)
Book Titles: Book Titles
Charlie Bone and the Time Twister
The Face on the Milk Carton
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Chapters and Other Parts of Books: Chapters and Other Parts of Books
Chapter 1: The Circulatory System
Chapter 35: The War Begins
Prologue
Magazines and Newspapers: Magazines and Newspapers
Seventeen Sports Illustrated
The Wall Street Journal
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Macon Telegraph
Practice : Practice A. Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
B. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
C. Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets
A. the Complete Poems of Shel Silverstein
B. The Complete Poems Of Shel Silverstein
C. The Complete Poems of Shel Silverstein
Answers for Day 7: Answers for Day 7 A. Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
C. The Complete Poems of Shel Silverstein
Day 8: Song Titles : Day 8: Song Titles 'America the Beautiful'
'Don’t Forget About Us'
'Boulevard of Broken Dreams'
'Dirty Little Secret'
Movies and Videos: Movies and Videos 'It’s a Wonderful Life'
'Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith'
'Friday Night Lights'
Computer and Video Games: Computer and Video Games The Sims
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Slide17: Television Shows:
American Idol Lost
The Real World The King of Queens
Practice: Day 8: Practice: Day 8 Tell us your favorite song!
Make a list of your class’s 'Top 5'.
Post it outside your classroom door.