Titles
http://www.mrshatzi.com/files/punctuating-titles.pdf
In print, titles of longer works are italicized,
or underlined.
•books, plays, book length poems
•newspapers, magazines, pamphlets
•movies and television series
•CD titles
Example: The book, American Folk Toys, includes directions for
making many simple toys.
Example: The book, American Folk Toys, includes directions for
making many simple toys.
Use quotation marks to enclose the
titles of shorter works.
•short stories
•essays
•short poems
•songs, articles
•chapters of books
•television episode
Example: The short story, “A Time of Beginnings,”
was about the life of an artist.
Capitalizing Titles
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Always capitalize the first and the last word.
All nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
Do not capitalize words such as “the, of, and, so,
Example: I really liked the way Catherine McPhee
sang, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” on
American Idol.
Example: In the history book, Across the
Centuries, there’s a chapter called, “Colonial
Americans - How They Live.”
http://grammartips.homestead.com/caps.html
Which sentence contains the title that
is punctuated correctly?
a) Some students in ballet class will have roles
in the, Nutcracker Suit.
b) Some students in ballet class will have roles
in the “Nutcracker Suit.”
c) Some students in ballet class will have roles
in the, nutcracker Suit.
d) Some students in ballet class will have roles
in the Nutcracker suit
Which sentence contains the title that
is punctuated correctly?
a) one of my favorite episodes of Star Trek was
called The Trouble with Tribbles.
b) One of my favorite episodes of Star Trek was
called The Trouble with Tribbles.
c) one of my favorite episodes of Star Trek was
called the trouble with tribbles.
d) One of my favorite episodes of, Star Trek, was
called, “The Trouble with Tribbles.”
Which sentence contains the title that
is punctuated correctly?
a) The short story, “A Time of Beginnings,”was
about the life of an artist.
b) The short story, “A Time of Beginnings,” was
about the life of an artist.
c) The short story A Time of Beginnings was
about the life of an artist.
d) The short story a time of beginnings was
about the life of an artist.
Rewrite this sentence with correct
capitalization and punctuation.
our group is studying walter
de la Mare’s poem the
listeners.
Rewrite this sentence with correct
capitalization and punctuation.
Our group is studying Walter
de la Mare’s poem, “The
Listeners.”
Rewrite this sentence with correct
capitalization and punctuation.
jasmine will sing the tarspangled banner at the
baseball game tomorrow
night
Rewrite this sentence with correct
capitalization and punctuation.
Jasmine will sing, “The StarSpangled Banner,” at the
baseball game tomorrow
night.
Rewrite this sentence with correct
capitalization and punctuation.
my aunt Lulu always sends
me a subscription to national
geographic magazine at
Christmas time
Rewrite this sentence with correct
capitalization and punctuation.
My Aunt Lulu always sends
me a subscription to, National
Geographic, magazine at
Christmas time.