{"id":7361,"date":"2023-05-01T01:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T05:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=7361"},"modified":"2025-07-25T20:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T00:14:26","slug":"capitalizing-geographical-terms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=7361","title":{"rendered":"When to Capitalize Directions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7361\" class=\"elementor elementor-7361\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c9b9bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c9b9bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-363d256\" data-id=\"363d256\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5162e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5162e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/geographicregionshead.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13979\" alt=\"Capitalizing Geographic Terms\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/geographicregionshead.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/geographicregionshead-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/geographicregionshead-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/geographicregionshead-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/geographicregionshead-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/geographicregionshead-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ae068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27ae068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Do your students know when to capitalize directions? Most second graders proudly capitalize cities, states, and countries like seasoned travelers with a passport and a pencil\u2014but those pesky direction words? A whole different compass. Whether it\u2019s <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">North Carolina<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> or just \u201cheading northeast,\u201d students often struggle to decide when north, south, east, and west deserve their uppercase badge of honor.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This mini-lesson covers the ins and outs of capitalizing direction words so you won\u2019t have to keep pointing students in the right direction (pun intended). Start with the downloadable handouts, which include a foldable organizer and a low-prep sorting activity that\u2019ll help students visualize the rules in action. You\u2019ll find the materials here: <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Grab your handouts here.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6133202 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6133202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/capitalization\/Capitalizing-Direction-Words.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Grab your handouts here.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-497d1b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"497d1b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcaaa20\" data-id=\"dcaaa20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a0ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1a0ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">When to Capitalize Directions \u2013 The Three Big Rules<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fe2a22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fe2a22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3b2ead\" data-id=\"a3b2ead\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75671d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75671d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/capitalization\/when-should-i-capitalize-north-south-east-west.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"When Should I Capitalize North, South, East, and West?\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-adbfbef\" data-id=\"adbfbef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621fd97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"621fd97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Capitalize north, south, east, and west when an area of the country or specific region is named.<\/p><h3>Rule 1 \u2013 Compass Directions<\/h3><p><strong style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">Don&#8217;t<\/strong><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> capitalize when <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">you&#8217;re<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> giving plain <\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ol\u2019<\/span><span style=\"color: #0e101a; background: transparent; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> directions.<\/span><\/p><p>From Atlanta, head <b><i>northeast<\/i><\/b> on I-85 to go to Charlotte.<\/p><p>The captain turned the ship in a <b><i>southern<\/i><\/b> direction when he saw the icy waters.<\/p><p><b><i>Westerly<\/i><\/b> winds blew in smoke from the fires.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d95d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49d95d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Rule 2 \u2013 Descriptions<\/h3><p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Don\u2019ts<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u00a0When describing general areas without formal names, skip the capital letters.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">We traveled through the north of Maine.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Dos<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">But if that description is part of an official name, capitalize away!<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The mountains are located in the western portion of North Carolina.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota.<\/p><h3>Rule 3 &#8211; Regions<\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Don\u2019ts<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Don\u2019t capitalize directional words unless they\u2019re part of a formal, recognized region.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The Atlantic Ocean borders Georgia in the eastern part of the state.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Dos<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Do capitalize when it\u2019s part of the name.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Meghan won the Northeastern Championship.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">My family is from the Deep South.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Following the fall of Rome, Western Europe entered the Middle Ages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c695b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c695b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65a9530\" data-id=\"65a9530\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae3124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ae3124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">When to Capitalize Directions Activities<\/h2><h3>Activity #1 Anchor Chart<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3eb8cc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3eb8cc4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4725980\" data-id=\"4725980\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e45b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1e45b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/capitalization\/geographicregions.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Anchor Chart with Rules for Capitalizing North, South, East, and West\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e22d522\" data-id=\"e22d522\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19240a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19240a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Set the stage with a student-friendly chart that summarizes the three rules, accompanied by relevant examples. Add a graphic (a compass is perfect!) to help spatial learners visualize the concept. This chart works well as a standalone or in conjunction with the foldable organizer. Bonus: It makes an excellent reference during the sorting activity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a59fe75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a59fe75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bca027\" data-id=\"8bca027\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee836f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee836f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #2 Sorting Activity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1f4e3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1f4e3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e17ab17\" data-id=\"e17ab17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e4280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51e4280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/capitalization\/when-should-i-capitalize-direction-words.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Sorting Activity for Upper Elementary - When Should I Capitalize North, South, East, and West\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d604d3\" data-id=\"2d604d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e9507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47e9507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let students become grammar cartographers. They\u2019ll assemble three labeled pockets in their notebooks and sort direction phrases into the correct category: compass direction, regional name, or description. The included cards make this fast to prep and fun to explore. Plus, it\u2019s easy to check understanding without a single worksheet.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Still need the handouts? 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