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Lesson Plan Template

  • Grade

  • Subject

  • Section

Third

ELA

Production and Distribution of Writing

  • Competency

Capitalization

  • Aligned Standards

Writing

  • Strand

W.3.5

  • Vocabulary

Whiteboard and markers

TeachTastic Worksheet Pack for Capitalization of Proper Nouns

Example sentences written on cards

Student notebooks and pencils

Capitalization Craft

Use Proper Captialization

Prerequisite Skill

Review Capitalization

Materials and Preparation

  • Whiteboard and markers
  • TeachTastic Worksheet Pack for Capitalization of Proper Nouns
  • Example sentences written on cards
  • Student notebooks and pencils

Learning Objectives

  • Students will understand the capitalization rules for holidays, names of people and pets, titles of respect, and various proper nouns.
  • Students will be able to identify and correct sentences with incorrectly capitalized words.
  • Students will demonstrate their understanding through writing and correcting sentences.

Introduction

Start by discussing why certain words need to be capitalized, focusing on holidays, names of people and pets, titles of respect, months, days of the week, languages, nationalities, proper adjectives, places, and geographical features. Provide an example: "My favorite holiday is easter with all the marshmallow bunnies." Ask students to identify the mistake. Explain that holidays, like "Easter," should always be capitalized.

Explicit Instruction/Teacher modeling

Write the sentence "My favorite holiday is easter with all the marshmallow bunnies." on the board. Explain that "Easter" is a proper noun and must be capitalized. Correct the sentence by changing "easter" to "Easter." Provide additional examples, such as:

  • "I saw mrs. hicks at the grocery store."
  • "We visited paris france for vacation."
  • "I love eating greek food."

Guided Practice

Hand out the Guided Practice worksheet from the TeachTastic Worksheet Pack. Work through the first few sentences together, identifying the words that need capitalization and correcting them. Use cards with written sentences to engage students in identifying mistakes and correcting them in front of the class.

Independent Practice

Students will complete the Practice worksheet independently, where they correct sentences with incorrectly capitalized words and write new sentences correctly using proper nouns and titles.

Differentiation

Support

  • Visual Aids: Use posters or charts with various holidays, names, titles, and proper nouns correctly capitalized.
  • Peer Assistance: Pair students who understand the concept with those needing extra help.

Extension

  • Real-Life Application: Ask students to bring in a piece of writing from home, such as a letter or email, and identify if the holidays, names, titles, and proper nouns are correctly capitalized.
  • Creative Writing: Have students write a short story or diary entry including multiple holidays, names, titles, and proper nouns, focusing on correct capitalization.

Assessment

Use the Assessment worksheet from the TeachTastic Worksheet Pack to evaluate students' understanding. Ensure they can accurately identify and correct capitalization mistakes involving holidays, names, titles, and other proper nouns in sentences.

Review and closing

Review the importance of capitalizing holidays, names of people and pets, titles of respect, months, days of the week, languages, nationalities, proper adjectives, places, and geographical features. Address common misconceptions, such as thinking only the first letter of a sentence should be capitalized. Allow students to ask any final questions or share their observations about the lesson.

Misconceptions

  1. Only the first word of a sentence is capitalized: Clarify that proper nouns, such as holidays, names, titles, and other proper nouns, must also be capitalized.
  2. Titles of respect are always capitalized: Ensure students understand that titles of respect are only capitalized when used with a name or as a name.
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