B3 English Language · Term 3, Week 6

Using Capitalisation

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Curriculum details

Strand
Using Writing Conventions/Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand
Using Capitalisation (5.1)
Content standard
B3.5.1.1 - Apply knowledge of capitalisation in writing
Indicator
B3.5.1.1.1 - Use capital letters to write initials and abbreviations
Suggested placement
Term 3, Week 6 (Week 30 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference
English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 97

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Introduce initials and abbreviations in context.
- Provide learners with sentences or texts containing initials and abbreviations for them to identify.
e. g. WHO - World Health Organisation; K. S. Manu - Kofi Sakyi Manu
- Give texts having full names of people and organisations.
- Ask learners to rewrite the text and replace the full names of people and organisations with initials and abbreviations.