Capitalization Exercise
Halloween is celebrated on october 31st. halloween is a holiday. In the united States, this holiday has many unique traditions. On Halloween, people dress up in costumes. Some of these costumes Are scary while some are completely random. Halloween is normally associated with pumpkins, ghosts, witches, and Candy Corn. Kids usually go from door to door saying "trick-or-treat" in which they hope the house owner gives them a treat. This treat is normally some candy. halloween is a fun day for all!
EXERCISE: There are many capitalization errors in this paragraph about Halloween. Capitalize words that should be capitalized and uncapitalize any words that should not.
Vocabulary:
unique- original, different
traditions- the handing down of customs, beliefs, language etc.
associated- connect to something else
random- no order or similarities
Halloween is a complicated holiday for immigrants. Many have strong ideas about representations or depictions of evil. Some believe in the evil eye. So even though the holiday here is meant to be fun, it causes misunderstanding and confusion among some.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure that I would start with the exercise with missing capital letters. I would recommend a correct paragraph first as a model nd then a paragraph to correct. What do you think?