Faerie Queene Lesson Analysis
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Introduction and Objective
Imagine that you are asked to proofread your friend’s essay about The Faerie Queene. Your friend’s essay begins:
If you were to proofread this passage, what grammatical errors would you mark? Is the punctuation correct? Are proper nouns capitalized? Are there any incomplete or run-on sentences? How does this affect your ability to read the passage?
Today, we’re going to take a look at some basic grammar rules, including capitalization, fragments, and run-on sentences.
Today's lesson objective is:
Students will demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar.
Learning Skills
Take a moment and think about this lesson’s learning …show more content…
Many words are also capitalized because they are derived from official names. For example, the word English must be capitalized because it is derived from the name of a country (England).
Understanding when to capitalize certain terms and when not to capitalize certain terms (uncle vs. Uncle; west vs. West) can be difficult. Whether or not a word is capitalized usually depends on how it is used in a sentence. Consider using the following four tips to help you identify and correct capitalization errors in your writing:
1. Capitalize a person’s title or a family term (father, aunt, senator, queen, etc.) when it is followed by a proper name OR when it is used in place of the person’s …show more content…
➢ Are you ready for the press conference, General?
2. Capitalize any term that a group of people accepts as describing their culture, language, nationality, religion, or ethnic background.
➢ Queen Elizabeth I was a Protestant.
➢ The predominant languages spoken in the United States are English and Spanish.
3. Capitalize any name you could find on a map (Appalachian Mountains, Salt Lake City, Atlantic Ocean, Lake Erie, etc.) or that is widely recognized as a distinct place or region. Do not capitalize general directions or general locations.
➢ Capitalize: Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone With the Wind takes place in the South.
➢ Do not capitalize: If you head south from here, you’ll find a small lake.
4. Capitalize the official name of a specific school or course. Do not capitalize general references to a school, course, or field of study.
➢ Capitalize: I plan to attend the Community College of Allegheny County in the fall.
➢ Do not capitalize: I plan to attend community college in the fall.
Let’s take a moment to practice the basics of capitalization.
ELA8_B_4_10_ACT_1
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Introduction and Objective
Imagine that you are asked to proofread your friend’s essay about The Faerie Queene. Your friend’s essay begins:
If you were to proofread this passage, what grammatical errors would you mark? Is the punctuation correct? Are proper nouns capitalized? Are there any incomplete or run-on sentences? How does this affect your ability to read the passage?
Today, we’re going to take a look at some basic grammar rules, including capitalization, fragments, and run-on sentences.
Today's lesson objective is:
Students will demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar.
Learning Skills
Take a moment and think about this lesson’s learning …show more content…
Many words are also capitalized because they are derived from official names. For example, the word English must be capitalized because it is derived from the name of a country (England).
Understanding when to capitalize certain terms and when not to capitalize certain terms (uncle vs. Uncle; west vs. West) can be difficult. Whether or not a word is capitalized usually depends on how it is used in a sentence. Consider using the following four tips to help you identify and correct capitalization errors in your writing:
1. Capitalize a person’s title or a family term (father, aunt, senator, queen, etc.) when it is followed by a proper name OR when it is used in place of the person’s …show more content…
➢ Are you ready for the press conference, General?
2. Capitalize any term that a group of people accepts as describing their culture, language, nationality, religion, or ethnic background.
➢ Queen Elizabeth I was a Protestant.
➢ The predominant languages spoken in the United States are English and Spanish.
3. Capitalize any name you could find on a map (Appalachian Mountains, Salt Lake City, Atlantic Ocean, Lake Erie, etc.) or that is widely recognized as a distinct place or region. Do not capitalize general directions or general locations.
➢ Capitalize: Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone With the Wind takes place in the South.
➢ Do not capitalize: If you head south from here, you’ll find a small lake.
4. Capitalize the official name of a specific school or course. Do not capitalize general references to a school, course, or field of study.
➢ Capitalize: I plan to attend the Community College of Allegheny County in the fall.
➢ Do not capitalize: I plan to attend community college in the fall.
Let’s take a moment to practice the basics of capitalization.
ELA8_B_4_10_ACT_1
[DOK2: