103 Add Details

Convention: Capitalizing Names

👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will learn that details tell more about a topic and help the reader picture it. Students will also practice capitalizing names of people.

Teaching Notes

• Review that a topic is what writing is about.
• Explain that details answer questions like what, what kind, or what does it do.
• Model adding details to a simple sentence.
• Remind students that names of people always start with a capital letter.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Helping Material

Details are small facts that tell more about your topic.
Good details help the reader see your ideas.
When you write a person’s name, always start it with a capital letter.

Modeled Improvement (Before → After)

1. Before: I have a friend.
   After: Why it’s better:

2. Before: The dog runs.
   After: Why it’s better:

3. Before: I play with my mom.
   After: Why it’s better:

4. Before: My teacher helps me.
   After: Why it’s better:

5. Before: I like my brother.
   After: Why it’s better:

Writing Choices Q&A

1. What is a detail?

2. Why do writers add details?

3. Do names need capital letters?

4. Is “Sam” written with a capital letter?

5. Does a name help describe a person?

Mini Activities

1. Add a Name
   Sentence: I play with my friend.

2. Spot the Detail
   Sentence: Tom has a red ball.

3. Fix the Name
   my dog is named max

4. Say More
   Topic: my sister

5. Draw and Tell
   Draw a person you know.

Writing Samples

(5 samples · 3–5 sentences · details + capitalized names)

My Friend

My Pet

My Family

My Teacher

My Brother

Reflection

• What detail did you add to your writing?