English Language Arts
Grade 3
15 min
Formatting titles
Formatting titles
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify the four types of sentences (declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative).
Explain how a title can be a type of sentence.
Apply correct end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point) to a title based on its sentence type.
Apply title capitalization rules to words in a title.
Create their own correctly formatted titles using different sentence types.
Differentiate between a title that is a statement and a title that is a question.
Have you ever seen a book title with a question mark, like 'Are You My Mother?' 🤔 Let's find out why!
Today, we will become title experts! We will learn about the four types of sentences and how we can use them to create and format exciting titles for stories, poems, and drawings. Kno...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
TitleThe special name given to a book, story, movie, or piece of art.The title of a famous book is 'Charlotte's Web'.
Declarative SentenceA sentence that tells something or makes a statement. It ends with a period.'The Dog Ran Fast.' is a declarative sentence.
Interrogative SentenceA sentence that asks a question. It ends with a question mark.'Where Is the Ball?' is an interrogative sentence.
Exclamatory SentenceA sentence that shows strong feeling or excitement. It ends with an exclamation point.'We Won the Game!' is an exclamatory sentence.
Imperative SentenceA sentence that gives a command or tells someone to do something. It can end with a period or an exclamation point.'Look at the Big Cat.' is an imperative...
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Key Rules & Conventions
Title Capitalization Rule
Capitalize the first word, the last word, and all important words in a title.
Use this rule for every title you write. Small words like 'a', 'an', 'the', 'in', 'on', and 'of' are usually not capitalized unless they are the first or last word.
End Punctuation Rule
The punctuation at the end of a title must match its sentence type.
If your title asks a question, use a question mark (?). If it shows excitement, use an exclamation point (!). If it makes a statement, you can use a period (.) or sometimes no punctuation at all.
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Challenging
A student says, 'You never capitalize the small word 'on' in a title.' Which title proves this rule is not always true?
A.The Cat on the Mat
B.On the Day You Were Born
C.Hop on Pop
D.Spiders on the Lawn
Challenging
Imagine you are writing a title for a story about a fast car. The title is an exclamatory sentence. Which of these titles is formatted perfectly?
A."What a Fast Car."
B.What A Fast Car!
C._what a fast car!_
D.What a Fast Car!
Challenging
Read the sentence: My favorite chapter in the book _The Magic Tree House_ is called 'a night in old japan'. To make the sentence perfect, what is the MOST important change to the chapter title?
A.Capitalize the important words and put it in quotation marks.
B.Underline it and capitalize the first word.
C.Put a period after the word 'japan'.
D.Change the word 'old' to 'new'.
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