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.
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🧒 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.
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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:
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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?
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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.
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Writing Samples
(5 samples · 3–5 sentences · details + capitalized names)
My Friend
My Pet
My Family
My Teacher
My Brother
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Reflection
- What detail did you add to your writing?