Properly Formatting Titles in Writing

The video tutorial teaches how to properly format titles in writing. It covers the distinction between formatting larger works like books and movies, which should be italicized or underlined, and smaller works like stories and poems, which should be enclosed in quotation marks. The tutorial includes practice exercises and examples to reinforce learning, helping students identify and revise titles in a text. By the end, students should be able to format titles correctly, making their writing clearer and more professional.

What is the correct way to format the title of a book when typing?

• Italicize the title

• Use quotation marks

• Underline the title

• Use bold text

When writing by hand, how should you format the title of a newspaper?

• Use quotation marks

• Italicize the title

• Use bold text

• Underline the title

Which of the following is considered a small work?

• A book

• A magazine

• A poem

• A movie

In the sentence 'I need to memorize the poem Where the Sidewalk Ends,' how should the poem's title be formatted?

• In bold

• In quotation marks

• Underlined

• Italicized

What is the purpose of underlining titles when writing by hand?

• To emphasize importance

• To make them stand out

• Because it's a proofreading mark

• To follow traditional rules

Which of the following titles should be italicized when typed?

• A short story

• A book chapter

• A magazine

• A song

What should you do if a work can fit inside another work?

• Put it in quotation marks

• Underline it

• Italicize it

• Bold it