Hacker 45 Capitalization Writing Process MLA
Students will be able to apply capitalization rules identify components of the writing process Apply basic MLA format
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Write continuously for five minutes about summer vacation. In your writing, use each of the following items at least once. someones initials a season a race, nationality, religion, or language a college major or class give a title for a person give a direction use the name of a century
At that point senator h.b. Jones and doctor joyce ray entered the room.
Capitalize a persons name (or initials) and any title that comes before the name.
The african american man was a baptist and the spaniard was a catholic.
Do not capitalize the seasons: fall, winter, spring, summer Capitalize the names of races, nationalities, languages, and religions.
He found the pace of life slower in the south than in the north.
Capitalize words describing the Deity God, the Savior, the Lord, Jehovah. Capitalize geographical areas but not directions.
Capitalize the first word and other important words in the name of a book, play, poem, or song. Do not capitalize unimportant words a, in, on, the, for, at
It is often said that the second world war ushered in the atomic age.
Capitalize the name of historic events and periods (Do not capitalize numbered periods such as tenth century).
Radio city music hall is located in new york city.
Capitalize the names of specific buildings, places, organizations, and things.
1. When the truck will not start, I try a few tricks with the ignition key: Jiggling it to the left, pulling it out a quarter of an inch, and gently pulling down on it. jiggling should not be capitalized
2. When you slowly bake a clove of garlic, the most amazing thing happens: It loses its bitter tang and becomes sweet and buttery. Correct (It / it are both correct) 3. After World War II, aunt Helena left Poland to study in Italy. Aunt
4. When we drove through the south last year, we enjoyed stopping at the peanut stands along the road. South 5. Following in his sisters footsteps, Leonid is pursuing a degree in Marketing Research. Marketing research should not be capitalized
8 Groups (2-3 students each) Each group will be assigned a capitalization rule & a picture number. Look at picture. Write 3 sentences illustrating your groups assigned rule. Submit sentences to instructor.
Prewrite What is your purpose for writing? How are you going to achieve this purpose? Who is your reader? Use journalistic questions Freewriting Cubing Webbing/clustering Listing More prewriting questions [Link] 673/03/
Prewrite, Plan
Why create an outline?
Helps to keep track of large amounts of info Helps organize ideas Presents material in logical form Shows relationships among ideas Defines boundaries and groups
Prewrite, Plan
2 types of outlines Topic Sentence
Outlines should be balanced
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Prewrite Plan Drafting
Rough draft, early version of final copy
Prewrite Plan Drafting Proofread
Peer review grammar and process
Prewrite Plan Print Proofread Publish
All done! Final copy
Must be typed, double-spaced, one sided, stapled Only one space after punctuation 1 inch margins, Times New Roman, 12 point font Title centered Include heading
Your name Instructor name Class Due Date Page number in upper right hand corner
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