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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Identifying Nouns

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This video lesson focuses on identifying what nouns are and the two types: common and proper. Real Player is required.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Capitalization (English Ii Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will learn that the language of casual exchanges on mobile devices is not acceptable in formal writing. They also develop some case sensitivity, the ability to use capital letters appropriately as you proofread...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Capitalization

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn about the conventions of capitalization that are approved by your English teacher. This lesson will help remind you to separate texting, where capitalization is optional, from academic writing, which is...
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Activity
University College London

University College London: Identify the Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th
An exercise in identifying nouns by clicking on those appearing in a paragraph. Answers explained and link to more information provided. Browser must be enabled to JavaScript. Netscape browser recommended.
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Handout
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Semicolon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a semicolon.
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook:capitalization:call Letters of Radio and Television Stations

For Students 9th - 10th
This page explains that call letters for radio and television stations are always in all capital letters and provides examples.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Serendipitous Alliteration: Letter J

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students will play with words as they use alliteration. Students will press buttons to generate adjectives, verbs, names, and nouns that begin with the letter "J" in them. Students will continue to generate letter "J"...
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page reminds the writer to follow capitalization rules including for beginning of sentences, proper nouns, and titles of people and works.
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Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: Periods and Events (Not Century Numbers)

For Students 9th - 10th
This page explains that historical periods and events are capitalized as proper nouns, but centuries are not. Examples are provided.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: When Grammar Meets Art

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Grammar lessons that involve kinesthetic games and art projects. Here is a lesson plan for teaching types of nouns through a partner exploration and a whole class art project. Let me show you just how fun grammar can be!
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The slideshow lesson focuses on capitalization including why words are capitalized, general rules for capitalization, and rules and examples for capitalizing titles and proper nouns.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Basics of Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on capitalization by providing a PDF of the 10 fundamental rules of capitalization and common errors. It also provides two short videos: "Capitalizing Proper Nouns" and "Capitalizing Headings and Titles." Real Player...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization in Sentences

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson focuses capitalization in sentences including initial letter, proper nouns, interjections, and conversation fragments. Real Player is required.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization of Proper Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow focuses on the rules for capitalizing proper nouns. It defines proper nouns and lists rules for capitalizing family relationships, names, titles, derivatives of proper nouns, months, holidays, countries, and languages.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Capitalization of Proper Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson is designed to help students identify proper nouns and properly capitalize them. Real Player is required.
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Other

Ef Education First: English Grammar: Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th
Touches on gender, plurals, countable and uncountable nouns, compound nouns, proper nouns, and nationalities.
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Unit Plan
Get It Write

Get It Write: Capitalization: Proper vs. Common Nouns and Adjectives

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to distinguish proper nouns and adjectives from common ones so you will be able to capitalize them correctly. This tutorial gives several examples and detailed explanations. A brief quiz will check your understanding.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Capitalization (English I Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, student learn that the language of casual exchanges on mobile devices is not acceptable in formal writing. They will also develop some case sensitivity, the ability to use capital letters appropriately as they proofread...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Proper Noun Race

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
During this lesson, students will review nouns and identify common and proper nouns in context. A short story will be written using both types of nouns. An interactive Internet site will be used to reinforce the lesson.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Common and Proper Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to distinguish common and proper nouns from one another!
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English Plus+

Proper Nouns: Capitalization

For Students 9th - 10th
Rules and examples of proper noun capitalization are given.
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InterLink Language Centers

Interlink Language Centers: Noun Identification Quiz

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Simple 10-question interactive quiz on noun identification.
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eBook
Quia

Quia: Metaphor Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This capitalization quiz reinforces the general rules for capitalizing proper nouns and adjectives.
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Handout
Other

Zozanga: Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of what a noun is. Click on Main Page to get the more detailed explanations listed under NOUNS.