Access Point #: LAFS.1.L.1.AP.2b (Archived Access Point)


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Use capitalization of first word in sentence, pronoun “I,” dates and names of people.

Clarifications:

Essential Understandings

  • Identify the first word in a sentence.
  • Identify a word that should be capitalized that is not (e.g., first word in sentence, the pronoun “I,” dates, and names of people).
  • Capitalize the first word in a sentence.
  • Capitalize the pronoun “I.”
  • Capitalize names of people.
  • Capitalize days of the week and months of the year.

Number: LAFS.1.L.1.AP.2b Category: Access Points
Date Adopted or Revised: 06/14 Cluster: Conventions of Standard English

Related Standards

Name Description
LAFS.1.L.1.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
  1. Capitalize dates and names of people.
  2. Use end punctuation for sentences.
  3. Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.
  4. Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.
  5. Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.



Related Courses

Name Description
5010010: English for Speakers of Other Languages-Elementary
5010030: Functional Basic Skills in Communications-Elementary
5010050: Reading-Elementary
5010060: Integrated Language Arts-Elementary
5010042: Language Arts - Grade One
7710012: Access Language Arts - Grade 1