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i T rack R E d. Capitals Acronyms & Initials. 3 things . Text me three things… You learnt in the last lesson. Objectives :. Writing: To identify capital letters accurately to improve your writing. Reading: To recognise acronyms . Task: Independent Study Choose Task.

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  1. iTrackREd Capitals Acronyms & Initials

  2. 3 things .... • Text me three things… • You learnt in the last lesson.

  3. Objectives: Writing: To identify capital letters accurately to improve your writing. Reading: To recognise acronyms. Task: Independent Study Choose Task

  4. When do we use capital letters? Capital letters are used for: • The first letter of the first word of a sentence. • A proper noun. • The first spoken word in direct speech. • The word ‘I’ when used on its own. • Acronyms and initials My teacher is very intelligent. I was tired, so I went to bed. Derrick Trotter bought a Rolls Royce after he won the lottery. The Dr Who series was shot in Wales for the BBC. • Sir Richard Branson owns Virgin Media. Diviali begins on Thursday.

  5. Capital Letters Copy and complete this chart with at least six more rows.

  6. Initials and Acronyms An acronym is a word formed from the initials or other parts of several words such BBC (British Broadcasting Company), AA - Automobile Association SITCOM: Single Income Two Children Oppressive Mortgage BA – British Airway’s ATM – Automated Teller Machine WYSIWYG this stands for What You See Is What You Get, and it is actually pronounced when spoken ‘WHIZZYWIG’ PIN - Personal Identification Number

  7. Rewrite this passage inserting capital lettersand full stops it was only when the bus had started that boris realised it was a chelsea bus that meant he could not get off until it stopped at sloane square he would have to wait for a bus back and then wait for westminster bus that meant he would be really late for his appointment mrcameron would be furious

  8. Example of an informal letter Dear Tom and Katie We are on holiday in London and thought we would write to you. We are having a great time. We are staying with David and Samantha Cameron and they are showing us around the city. Yesterday we went to the Tower of London, which was very interesting. Afterwards we took a boat trip on the River Thames, but it was very windy and we had to return after a short while. Tomorrow we are going to Knightsbridge, Angelina is looking forward to shopping at Harrod’s. Later in the evening we are attending a Gala Dinner at the BAFTA awards in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. See you soon, Love Brad and Ange The Ritz Park Lane London W1 6BX 12/9/11

  9. Mistakes to avoid ...... Capitals are used for names of people, places, dates, brand names, postcodes and titles: Mr David Cameron, London, August, Pepsi, The Bible, Dr Who. SW11 All sentences begin with a capital letter and end with either a full stop. Think about them when you write, and check your work to make sure they’re all there. Miss Marks The Examiner Assessment criteria: Use punctuation correctly, eg capital letters , question, exclamation marks and full stops. Understand that these are the complete family of sentence boundary markers used in continuous text written in complete sentences. Ws/3.4

  10. Congratulations! You have won two tickets for a two week holiday in ...... Using capitals Bronze Level – create a poster of advertising a competition to win a dream holiday destination. 10 points Silver Level - Write a letter of complaint to competition organisers to advise them of the disasters that occurred during your holiday. 25 points Gold Level - You work for a travel agent, you have been asked to review a luxury resort and hotel in less than 250 words. Add images and trailer. 50 points.

  11. PeerAssessment Look back through the writing. Write a list of all the things you thought your partner did really well. Include things linked to the objectives, but also include things that were not. Write a list of everything s/he did right. Give examples.

  12. Plenary & Self Assessment Review learning objectives: Reading: Were you able to identify acronyms? Writing: Were you able to apply capital letters to improve your writing today? Did you remember to complete your self assessment?

  13. On Your Post-It Two Stars & A Wish Something new you have learnt? Something you enjoyed in the lesson? Wish… What were you unsure of in the lesson?

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