Formatting titles

Learning Objectives Differentiate between titles requiring italics and those requiring quotation marks. Correctly format titles of major works (e.g., books, plays, films, albums) using italics. Correctly format titles of minor works (e.g., poems, short stories, articles, songs) using quotation marks. Apply standard title case capitalization rules to any given title. By the end of of this lesson, students will be able to integrate correctly formatted titles into their own analytical writing. Identify and correct title formatting errors in provided examples. Ever wonder why some titles are in *italics* and others are in "quotes"? 🤔 It's not random—it's a code that tells your reader exactly what kind of work you're talking about! This tutorial will te...

TermDefinitionExample Major WorkA large, complete, and self-contained work. These are often referred to as 'containers' because they can hold smaller works within them.A novel (*The Hunger Games*), a film (*Black Panther*), a play (*Hamilton*), or a music album (*Lemonade*). Minor WorkA smaller work that is typically part of a larger collection or publication. These are the pieces that go 'inside' a major work.A short story ("The Lottery"), a poem ("The Raven"), a song ("Bohemian Rhapsody"), or an article from a journal ("The Science of Sleep"). ItalicsA slanting typeface used to format the titles of major works. On a typewriter or when handwriting, underlining serves the same purpose.We are reading *Fahrenheit 451* in class. Quo...

The 'Big vs. Small' Rule (Italics vs. Quotes) Use italics for big, standalone works (containers). Use quotation marks for small works that are part of a bigger whole. Think of it this way: a book is a big thing, so its title is italicized (*The Outsiders*). A chapter inside that book is a small part of it, so its title would be in quotes ("Rumble"). An album is big (*Folklore*); a song on it is small ("Cardigan"). A newspaper is big (*The New York Times*); an article in it is small ("City Announces New Park"). Title Case Capitalization 1. Capitalize the first and last words. 2. Capitalize all nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. 3. Do NOT capitalize articles (a, an, the), prepositions (of, in, on, with), or coordinating conju...