TITLES
Blah, Blah, Blah
Or
Ah, Ah, Ah
Blah, Blah, Blah
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Writing Assignment
Narrative Extension
Narrative Extension Assignment
The Absolutely True Diary of a
Part-time Indian
Essay
English Essay
An Effective Title
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Accurately predicts the contents
or focus
Communicates the dominant
impression the writer wants
his/her essay to make
Grabs the reader’s attention
Creating an Attention Grabber
Use wordplay
Time Wounds, Not Heals
 Use words in an unexpected
way
Dream Small
 Use alliteration
Mary Makes Her Way to Montana
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Use References to Pop Culture or
an Appropriate Quote from the
Text
Concrete Jungle Where Dreams
are Made: Setting in The Great
Gatsby
“Privileged Glimpses into the
Human Heart”
Nick Carraway as an Unreliable
Narrator
Remember:
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No bold
No underline
No italics, except when including the
title of a novel/longer work
No quotation marks
No larger font
Capitalize all words except articles,
prepositions, “to” in an infinitive and
conjunctions