Georgia 2.L.GC.1.12

ELA2nd GradeGrammar, Usage, & Mechanics

The Standard

Mechanics: Capitalize proper nouns. (Master)

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students recognize words that name a particular person, pet, place, day, month, or holiday. They begin those specific names with uppercase letters when writing and editing.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students correctly write names of people, pets, places, days, months, and holidays. They can also find and fix missing capitals in a short sentence.
Common Misconceptions: Students may capitalize every noun or any word they think is special. They may write Monday correctly but miss names with several words, such as Pine Grove School.
How to Assess It: Use this exit ticket: Rewrite the sentence correctly: “On monday, maya visited piedmont park with her dog, spot.”

Lesson moves

Give pairs of noun cards, such as city and Atlanta, for students to sort, then place capital letter tiles on each specific name.
Ask why school stays lowercase, but Pine Grove School uses capitals, then have students explain and write one matching example.
Play Capital Detective: Teams circle names in short sentences and earn a point for rewriting each one with correct capitals.
Examine a classroom calendar and local map, then list the names of days, months, streets, parks, and towns with capitals.

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