Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization of Proper Nouns
This slideshow focuses on the rules for capitalizing proper nouns. It defines proper nouns and lists rules for capitalizing family relationships, names, titles, derivatives of proper nouns, months, holidays, countries, and languages.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization of Proper Nouns
This slideshow defines proper nouns, explains why they are capitalized, and offers the rules for doing so.
Other
Capitalization Guidelines
This page provides a detailed list of when capitalizing is necessary.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization
This capitalization tutorial uses a variey of media. It begins with the reasons for capitalization and examples set to music in a video and a battle between lower and upper case letters; these are followed by a PDF of the rules for...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization in Quotations
A six-slide presentation explaining capitalization rules for words inside quotation marks. Examples are provided.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization in Title
Six slides explaining how capitalization is used properly in titles including books, essays, articles, movies, and people.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Style Guide: Capitalization
A comprehensive guide to editorial style for print and electronic media. Students and teachers can gain a better grasp of the rules of capitalization from this resource.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: The First Word in a Direct Quote Sentence
This page explains the rules for capitalizing direct quotes; if the quote is a sentence, capitalize it. If the quote is not a complete sentence, capitalize only what was capitalized in the original direct quote.
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Other
Tls Books: Letter From San Diego [Pdf]
A printable worksheet for students to practice their skill in using commas and capital letters.
Other
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: Capitalization
This site from The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation contains 12 capitalization rules with a link to exercises and a test.
NC State University
Ncsu: Capitalization: Questions on Capitalization
This page contains unusual questions about capitalization and their answers. It deals with many ambiguities in capitalization rules.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization With Quotations
Seven slides explaining how to properly use capitalization in quotes. Rules and example sentences are provided.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Capitalization Rules
This entry provides the rules for capitalization, examples of each rule, and exceptions where they exist.L.11-12.2 Cap/Punc/Spell
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Mechanics
An explanation of the importance of mechanics and links to additional information on specific focus areas.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Strategies for Editing: Practice 2 (English I Writing)
Proofread and mark errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Strategies for Editing: Practice 1 (English I Writing)
Proofread and mark errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Capitalization (English I Writing)
Demonstrate knowledge of capitalization rules in a proofreading exercise.
Get It Write
Get It Write: Titles of Persons
This is a capitalization tutorial on when to capitalize the title, rank, or position of people. Good examples are given as well as a brief quiz to test your understanding.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Edit Drafts for Grammar, Mechanics, and Spelling
This lesson's focus is limited to the editing process for writing conventions: subject-verb agreement, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Capitalization (English I Writing)
In this lesson, student learn that the language of casual exchanges on mobile devices is not acceptable in formal writing. They will also develop some case sensitivity, the ability to use capital letters appropriately as they proofread...
Other
Kid Info: Capitalization Sites
This grammar site includes three links to sites about capitalization. They include: "Capitalization Basic Rules, Capitalization Matching Game and Capitalization Rules."
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Capitalization
In this lesson, students learn when to use capitalization in their writing.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Exercises in Capitalization
In this exercise, students are read sentences with boxes in which to correct a capitalization error. They need to determine if the word is correctly capitalized and type a "C" in the box for correct or an "I" in the box for incorrect.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: L.3.2a: Capitalize Appropriate Words in Tites
Links to a lesson that builds student skills in standard L.3.2a: Capitalize appropriate words in titles.