Grammer - Junior Secondary 1 - Capitalisation

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

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INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining what capitalisation means

Capitalisation is the act of using a letter of the alphabet written in the large form known as capital letters. Capital letters are also known as the Upper case letter.

Learners observe, learn and participate

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EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION/TEACHER MODELLING

The teacher further explains the rules of capitalisation

Rules of capitalisation

1.   At the beginning of a sentence e.g

a.   Prevention is better than cure

b.   Necessity is the mother of invention

c.   Something is better than nothing

2.   At the beginning of each line of poetry e.g

a.   My days among the dead are past.

b.   When I am dead, my dearest,

Sing no sad song for me;

Sunset and evening star

And one clear call for me

3.   For names of people, places, mountains, rivers e.g

a.   Mother Theresa

b.   Nigeria

c.   Mount Everest

d.   River Niger

e.   The Himalayas

4.   For nations and adjectives indicating nationality e.g

a.   Nigeria, Nigerians

b.   India, Indians

c.   America, Americans

d.   Canada, Canadians

5.   For names of days, months, festivals and historical areas e.g

a.   Monday

b.   Wednesday

c.   November

d.   Diwali

e.   Christmas

f.     Easter

g.   The Independence Day

h.   The Middle Ages

6.   For the names of books, plays and works of art e.g

a.   The Bible

b.   The Mona Lisa

c.   Paradise Lost

d.   The Tempest

7.   For titles of people and names of things when we refer to unique examples e.g

a.   The King of England

b.   The President of Nigeria

c.   The Prime Minister of Great Britain

8.   For all adjectives derived from proper nouns e.g

a.   Christian

b.   Biblical

c.   Scriptural

9.   For all nouns and pronouns standing for God e.g

a.   The Lord

b.   The Trinity

10.                The pronoun “I” and the interjection “O”

Learners observe, learn and participate

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EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1.   Define capitalisation

2.   Outline the rules of capitalisation and give examples of each rule

- Learners observe, learn and participate

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CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer Exercise I 1-2 on page 172 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1.

Learners observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer Exercise I 3-4 on page 172 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 1.

Learners participate

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CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners