How to Punctuate Titles

How to Punctuate Titles

There are two main rules for titles

• Those for "large works" and those for "small works"

• What do I mean by that?

"Large Works"

"Large Works" are things such as books, magazines, movies/TV series, and newspapers.

"Small Works"

"Small Works" are things such as book chapters, articles, songs, poems, and TV episodes.

There are two ways we show titles

• If it is a "small work", it will always use "quotation marks".

• If it is a "large work" that is handwritten, it will be underlined.

• If it is a "large work" that is typed it will be in italics.

Multiple Choice

Quotation Marks or Underline/Italics?

expectations (magazine article)

• Quotation Marks

• Underline/Italics

Multiple Choice

Quotation Marks or Underline/Italics?

around the world in eighty days (movie)

• Quotation Marks

• Underline/Italics

Multiple Choice

Quotation Marks or Underline/Italics?

national geographic kids (magazine)

• Quotation Marks

• Underline/Italics

Multiple Choice

Quotation Marks or Underline/Italics?

the legend of sleepy hallow (short story)

• Quotation Marks

• Underline/Italics

Capitalization of Titles

• Titles need to be capitalized, but not every word will be capitalized.

• The first word will always be capitlized.

• All important words will also be capitalized.

• "Small words" such as articles, prepositions and conjunctions will NOT BE CAPITALIZED. (Unless they start the title)

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct way to show the title?

• Around the World in Eighty Days

• "Around the world in eighty days"

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct way to show the title?

• "Casey at Bat"

• "Casey at Bat"

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct way to show the title?

• "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

• "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow"

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct way to show the title?

• National Geographic Kids

• National Geographic kids