Using Capitalisation · B5 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.5.1.1.2

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify capital letters and lower case letters in a short written passage.
Explain the basic rules for when a word must begin with a capital letter (beginning of a sentence and proper names).
Write a one-paragraph description of a friend, using capital letters correctly for sentence openings and proper names.
Edit their own and a partner’s writing, circling words that should begin with capital letters.
Read their finished paragraph aloud to the class with confidence.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Capitalisation (5.1)
Content standard: B5.5.1.1 - Use capital letters to start the first words in a direct speech
Indicator: B5.5.1.1.2 - Writing of lower case and capital letters.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 8 (Week 32 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 4-6), 2019, p. 138
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Guide learners to write about their friends by reading a sample essay on the topic to them.
- Guide learners to write one paragraph about their friends after listening to the teacher read a sample essay on the topic to them.
- Learners in pairs plan their writing.
- Let individuals write about their friends. Learners exchange their work with their partners and guide them to edit.
- Ask learners to begin their editing by looking at capital letters
e.g. Words that need to start with capital letters such as proper names and letters beginning sentences.
- Learners go round to help colleagues who have challenges.
- Let learners read some of the finished work in class.