Formatting and capitalizing titles: review

Learning Objectives Identify titles of major works that require italics. Identify titles of minor works that require quotation marks. Apply capitalization rules to words within titles, distinguishing between important and minor words. Differentiate between major and minor works for appropriate formatting. Correctly format and capitalize titles in their own writing. Explain the importance of correct title formatting when citing evidence in argumentative writing. Ever wonder why some book titles are *slanted* and some song titles are "in quotes"? 🤔 Let's unlock the secrets of title formatting! In this lesson, you'll learn the essential rules for capitalizing and formatting titles of different types of works, like books, articles, and songs. Mastering thes...

TermDefinitionExample ItalicsA style of slanted text used to highlight certain words or titles, often indicating a major work.The title of the novel *Wonder* is written in italics. Quotation MarksPunctuation marks (' ' or " ") used to enclose direct speech or certain titles, often indicating a minor work.The title of the short story 'The Tell-Tale Heart' is in quotation marks. Major WorksLonger, complete, and stand-alone works that are usually published independently.A novel, a full-length movie, a music album, a magazine, a play. Minor WorksShorter works that are usually part of a larger collection or publication.A chapter in a book, a short story, a poem, a song, an article in a magazine. CapitalizationWriting the first letter of a word in uppercase (A, B,...

Italics for Major Works Use italics for titles of major, stand-alone works. This rule applies to titles of books, movies, TV series, music albums, plays, magazines, newspapers, and websites. Think of these as big, complete works. Quotation Marks for Minor Works Use quotation marks for titles of minor works that are part of a larger whole. This rule applies to titles of chapters within a book, articles in a magazine or newspaper, short stories, poems, individual songs, and episodes of TV series. Think of these as smaller pieces within a bigger container. Capitalization Rules for Titles Capitalize the first and last words of a title, all nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. Do NOT capitalize articles (a, an, the), prepositions (of, in, on, for, with), or coor...