CAPITALIZATION

PART TWO
Mr. Eatman, M.Ed.
English 10
AGENDA
Review
Objectives
More rules of capitalization
Practice
OVERVIEW
We have already learned that an
understanding of the rules of capitalization
is necessary as the call attention to special
words, give more significance to others,
and indicate the beginning of sentences.
In this second part of the notes, we will
review additional capitalization rules.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of this PowerPoint, students will
be able to:
Use capitalization rules for ________ names,
directions, and sections of varied _______ on a
map.
Apply capitalization rules for _____ and
______.
Apply capitalization rules for events, periods of
time.


OBJECTIVES
By the end of this PowerPoint, students will
be able to:
Apply capitalization rules for school subjects.
Apply capitalization rules for specific methods
of transportation.
Apply capitalization rules for sentences, poetry,
quotations, letter parts, outlines, and titles.

THE RULES: GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
In a geographical name, capitalize the first
letter of each word except for articles and
prepositions. These include:
_______: Africa, North America
_______: the Atlantic Ocean
the Gulf of Mexico
_______: Death Valley, Mt. McKinley
_______: State of Israel,
Eleventh Congressional District

THE RULES: GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
Public Areas: Glacier National Park, Fort
Sumter
Roads and Highways: Route 66
Interstate Highway
480

Remember:
________________________________
________________________________
________
THE RULES: DIRECTIONS AND
SECTIONS
Capitalize names of sections of the country.
You do NOT capitalize these when they are
simple directions on a compass.
Example: The West has several old trading
posts.
Example: The South is sometimes called
Dixie.
Example: Barrow, Alaska is north of all other US
cities.
Example: Drive east on Interstate 80 to get to
NYC.

THE RULES: ORGANIZATIONS AND
INSTITUTIONS
Capitalize the names of _______
organizations and institutions, including
______ parties, _______ bodies or
agencies, schools, colleges, _______,
hospitals, ______ and abbreviations of
these names.




Republican Party St. Adalbert Catholic
Church
Fair Trade Commission MetroHealth Hospitals
Cleveland Central
Catholic
National Urban League
The Ohio State
University
OMB
THE RULES: SCHOOL SUBJECTS
Only capitalize subjects that are followed
with a course number after them. All others
are NOT capitalized unless they are a
language

Example: history
Example: industrial arts
Example: English 10
Geometry 101


THE RULES: SPECIFIC
TRANSPORTATION
Capitalize the names of specific ships,
trains, airplanes, and automobiles.

Example: U.S.S Constellation
Example: Boeing 747
Example: Chevy Impala

THE RULES: SENTENCES AND
POETRY
Capitalize the ______ word of every sentence
and the first word of ______ lines of poetry.*

Example: The disc jockey began playing my jam!

Listen my children, and you shall hear,
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
Paul Reveres Ride- Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow

THE RULES: QUOTATIONS
Capitalize the first word of a
_____quotation (quotes that tell the
exact words of a speaker of writer).

Example: Emerson said, The only way
to have a friend is to be one.


THE RULES: QUOTATIONS
Be careful! When you have a ______ quote
(a __________), you only capitalize the
second part of the sentence
IF_______________

Example: I agree, Pookie said, that a good
friend is rare.
Example: I agree, Pookie said. A good
friend is rare.
THE RULES: LETTER PARTS
Capitalize the first word in a letter
greeting and the name of the person
addressed. You also capitalize the first
word in a closing.

Example: Dear Ms. Ross
Example: Dear Sir
Example: Sincerely yours
THE RULES: OUTLINES
Capitalize the first word of each item in an
outline. Also capitalize the letters before each
line.

Example: I. Holidays
A. Chief legal holidays
B. State or local holidays
THE RULES: TITLES
Capitalize the first word and all important
words in the titles of chapters, _______
articles, short stories, ________, poems,
_______, radio episodes, and _______.

Chapter Titles: Chapter 3, Food and Health.
Magazine Articles: Todays Changing Family
Short Story: To Build a Fire
Television: Love and Hip Hop: New York