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						Capitalization
						2nd Grade
					
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												Arizona Academic Standards:
											
											2.L.2.a 
										
									
										
										
											
												Common Core State Standards:
											
											Literacy.L.2.2a 
										
									
										
										
											
												Georgia Math and ELA Standards:
											
											ELAGSE2L2a 
										
									
										
										
											
												Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS):
											
											L.2.2.a 
										
									
										
										
											
												Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks:
											
											L.2.2.b 
										
									
										
										
											
												Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards:
											
											L.2.2a 
										
									
										
										
											
												Tennessee Academic Standards:
											
											2.FL.SC.6.h 
										
									
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								Capitalize holidays, product names, and geographic names. | 
							 
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												North Carolina - Standard Course of Study:
											
											L.2.2.a 
										
									
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								- Capitalize holidays
 - Capitalize product names
 - Capitalize geographic names
 
 
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												New York State Next Generation Learning Standards:
											
											  
										
									
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								Capitalize names, places, and
holidays. | 
							 
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Wisconsin Academic Standards:
											
											L.2.6.a 
										
									
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								capitalization of holidays, products, geographic places; | 
							 
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Pennsylvania Core Standards:
											
											CC.1.4.2.F 
										
									
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Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling.
- Capitalize proper nouns.
 
- Use commas and apostrophes appropriately
 
- Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns.
 
- Consult reference material as needed.
 
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												Pennsylvania Core Standards:
											
											CC.1.4.2.L 
										
									
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Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling.
- Capitalize proper nouns.
 
- Use commas and apostrophes appropriately
 
- Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns.
 
- Consult reference material as needed.
 
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												Pennsylvania Core Standards:
											
											CC.1.4.2.R 
										
									
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Demonstrate a grade-appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation,and spelling.
- Capitalize proper nouns.
 
- Use commas and apostrophes appropriately
 
- Spell words drawing on common spelling patterns.
 
- Consult reference material as needed.
 
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												Arkansas Academic Standards:
											
											2.L.14.C 
										
									
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								Capitalize holidays. | 
							 
						
							
								
									
										
										
											
												Arkansas Academic Standards:
											
											2.L.15.C 
										
									
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						 2nd Grade Writing - Capitalization Lesson  
						  
					 
				
	
				
				
	
				
				
					
		
		
		- Capitalization
 - Important words in a text need to be capitalized. Here are some types of words that should always be capitalized:
  
I – the letter “I” is always capitalized when used on its own as a pronoun
  
First word – the first word in a sentence is always capitalized
  
Titles – the specific names of books, TV shows, movies, songs, poems, etc.
   
Names – the names of people, countries, states, languages, holidays, mountains, etc.
   
Months – all months of the year (January, February, etc.)
   
Days – the days of the week (Monday, Tuesdays, etc.)  
		 
	
				 
	
				
				
	
				
		
	
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