Titles and Citations

Which title is correctly capitalized?

• For whom the bell tolls

• For Whom the Bell Tolls

• For whom the Bell Tolls

Which title is correctly capitalized?

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

• Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix

• Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Which citation is correctly formatted?

• Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Scholastic, 1999.

• Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Scholastic, 1999.

• J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Scholastic, 1999

Which is the correct method for capitalizing the title of a book, movie, article, short story, etc.?

• Capitalize every word in a title.

• Capitalize the important words.

• Capitalize the first and last words and the important words

• What? You have to capitalize titles?

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

You always capitalize proper nouns.

• True

• False

Which citation is correctly formatted?

• Dashner, James. The Maze Runner. Delacorte Press, 2009.

• Dashner, James, The Maze Runner, Delacorte Press, 2009

• Dashner, James. The Maze Runner. Delacorte Press, 2009.

Which of these is true for MLA formatting of a book?

• A comma is placed between the author and the title.

• A period is used after the name of the publisher.

• A period is placed after the author and after the title.

• A comma is used between the title and the publisher.

Which citation is correctly formatted?

• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, HarperCollins, 2017.

• Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give.

  HarperCollins,

  2017.

• Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give. HarperCollins, 2017.

Which citation is correctly formatted?

• Farmer, Nancy. The house of the scorpion. atheneum books, 2002.

• Farmer, nancy. The House of the Scorpion. atheneum books, 2002.

• Farmer, Nancy. The House of the Scorpion. Atheneum Books, 2002.

Which is true for MLA formatting?

• Indent the first line of an entry. All other lines are aligned on the left margin.

• The first line of an entry is aligned to the left margin. All other lines are indented 5 spaces (1 TAB)