Capital letters in titles

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What is a title?

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A title is the name of a book, story, or other work that gives an idea of what it is about.

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Why do we use capital letters in titles?

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We use capital letters in titles to show that they are important and to help readers recognize the beginning of each main word.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

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What is the rule for capitalizing titles?

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In titles, the first word, last word, and all major words are capitalized, while minor words like 'and', 'the', 'in', etc., are not capitalized unless they are the first or last word.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

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What is an example of a correctly capitalized title?

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

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What is an example of a title that is not correctly capitalized?

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the very hungry caterpillar.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

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CCSS.L.K.2A

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What do we capitalize in the title 'How to Get Rich on the Oregon Trail'?

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Capitalize 'How', 'Get', 'Rich', 'Oregon', and 'Trail'.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

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What is the correct way to write the title 'cloudy with a chance of meatballs'?

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

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What is the first word in a title?

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The first word in a title is always capitalized.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

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What is a minor word in a title?

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A minor word is a word like 'and', 'the', 'in', which is usually not capitalized unless it is the first or last word.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

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How do you capitalize the title 'What Happens to a Hamburger'?

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Capitalize 'What', 'Happens', 'to', 'a', and 'Hamburger'.

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A