Titles:
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Any work long enough to be published alone
is put in italics.
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If you're typing your essay, italicize your words. If you’re
handwriting the words, underline them instead.
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Shorter works or parts of longer works are
enclosed in quotation marks.
 To indicate the title of a LONG work
or something that could stand alone
(not as part of something else)

Examples: titles of books, novels, plays, long
poems, periodicals, operas, ballets, named
symphonies, newspapers, sculptures, paintings,
television programs, ships, planes, and spacecraft
are in italics
To indicate the title of a
SHORT work or
something that is PART
of another work.
 Examples: single poems, articles,
short stories, chapters, titles of
songs, and so on

Religious works like The Bible or The Koran

Buildings such as The Empire State Building

Monuments like The Statue of Liberty

Government documents such as The Declaration of
Independence

People’s names (even famous people)
These don’t need any type of punctuation, but always be sure to capitalize correctly!
Italics/Underline
Quotation Marks
Book Title
Chapter in Book
Magazine Title
Newspaper Title
Article in
Magazine/Newspaper/Book
Essay
Album Title
Song on Album
Anthology
Poem
Television Show Title
Episode Title
Harry Potter and
The Goblet of Fire is
one of my favorite
books!
 I wrote an essay called
Stem Cell Research.
 I could not believe
Lady Gaga’s
performance of
Paparazzi on the MTV
Video Music Awards.
 I can’t wait to see
Breaking Dawn in
November!
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What is the difference between italics vs.
underlining? When should you use each?

Give a basic rule for using italics or underlining in
titles.
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What is the basic rule for quotation marks in titles?
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When should you leave words naked?
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Gangnam Style (song)

Wiz Khalifa (artist)

Skyfall (movie)

The Raven (poem)

The Mona Lisa (artwork)