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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Rules for Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th
This video is a lesson on the rules for capitalization. Real Player is required
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization: Basic Rules

For Students 9th - 10th
Nine slides introducing the basic rules of capitalization and providing examples of each.
Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Style Guide: Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that teaches students about the rules of capitalization in five mini-lessons: Introduction; Capital Ideas: Direct Quotes, Titles, and Lists; Proper but Not Necessarily Stuffy Nouns; Exceptions; and Application Wade...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial teaches standard rules of capitalization and common errors. It offers a PowerPoint presentation over the rules for capitalizing proper nouns and information on capitalizing abbreviations with examples. This is followed by...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization in Quotations

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson focuses on the rules of capitalization as they apply to quotations.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization in Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Six slides introducing the rules of using capitalization correctly within sentences. Capitalization rules for sentences with colons and semicolons are also included.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Basics of Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on capitalization by providing a PDF of the 10 fundamental rules of capitalization and common errors. It also provides two short videos: "Capitalizing Proper Nouns" and "Capitalizing Headings and Titles." Real Player...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Capitalization

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn about the conventions of capitalization that are approved by your English teacher. This lesson will help remind you to separate texting, where capitalization is optional, from academic writing, which is...
PPT
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Presentations: Capitalization Power Point

For Students 3rd - 8th
A PowerPoint slide reviewing the rules of capitalization and showing how capitalization questions might look on a standardized test.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Capitalization

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn about the conventions of capitalization. This lesson will help remind you to separate texting, where capitalization is optional, from academic writing, which is governed by a specific set of rules.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization in Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th
Seven slides reviewing proper capitalization in sentences including at the beginning of a sentence, in quotations, with semicolons, and with colons.
Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Capitalization Rules

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry provides the rules for capitalization, examples of each rule, and exceptions where they exist.L.11-12.2 Cap/Punc/Spell
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization in Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on the use of capital letters in sentences including the following: after a colon, after a semicolon, titles, and lower case proper nouns at the beginning of sentences (eg. iPod). She also offers a memory trick...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Capitalization (English I Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrate knowledge of capitalization rules in a proofreading exercise.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Capitalization (English Ii Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will learn that the language of casual exchanges on mobile devices is not acceptable in formal writing. They also develop some case sensitivity, the ability to use capital letters appropriately as you proofread...
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: Countries, Nationalities, and Languages

For Students 9th - 10th
This page explains the rule requiring the capitalization of the names of countries, nationalities, and languages with examples of each.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Capitalization:titles of Books, Articles, Songs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains the rules for capitalizing titles: In informal writing all words may be capitalized, but in formal writing, articles, conjunctions, and prepositions are NOT capitalized unless they begin a sentence. Examples are provided.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Capitalization at the Beginning of a Sentence

For Students K - 1st Standards
This page explains the beginning letter of each sentence is always capitalized, even in direct quotes in the middle of sentences. Examples are provided.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: Seasons When Used in a Title

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page provides rule and examples for the capitalization of the seasons. Seasons, although not generally capitalized, are capitalized in titles like all words are with the exception of articles and prepositions.
Handout
Other

Capitalization Chart

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this handy chart to spot the capitalization rule which applies to your sentence. Scroll down to the bottom for links to practice exercises you can do in Microsoft Word.
Interactive
Quia

Quia: Capitalization Games

For Students 9th - 10th
"These games cover the general rules of capitalization of proper nouns and adjectives." Students find matching squares. Answers and new games are available.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization in Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson focuses capitalization in sentences including initial letter, proper nouns, interjections, and conversation fragments. Real Player is required.