1. What Are Titles?

• Titles are the names of books, movies, stories, songs, and other important works. Correctly formatting and capitalizing them shows that these works are special.

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2. Capitalizing Titles: Basic Rules

• Capitalize the first and last words of the title.
• Capitalize important words in between (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs).
• Do not capitalize short words like:
  • Articles: (a, an, the)
  • Conjunctions: (and, but, or)
  • Prepositions: (in, on, of, with)
    > unless they are the first or last word of the title.

Examples:

• Correct: The Lion King
• Incorrect: the lion king

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3. Formatting Titles: When to Use Italics, Quotation Marks, or Underlining

• Italics: Use italics for long works such as books, movies, and TV shows when typing or in print.
  • Example: Charlotte’s Web, Frozen.
• Quotation Marks: Use quotation marks for shorter works like poems, short stories, and songs.
  • Example: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”, “The Three Little Pigs”.
• Underlining: Use underlining for titles of long works like books and movies when handwriting.
  • Example: The Cat in the Hat, Moana.

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4. How to Combine Capitalization and Formatting

• When you format a title, make sure it’s also capitalized correctly. Example:
  • Italics with Capitalization: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
  • Quotation Marks with Capitalization: “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”
  • Underlining with Capitalization: The Jungle Book

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5. Examples of Correct Formatting and Capitalization

• Book: Alice in Wonderland (italicized with correct capitalization).
• Song: “Let It Go” (quotation marks with correct capitalization).
• Movie (handwritten): Toy Story (underlined with correct capitalization).

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6. Why This is Important

• Formatting and capitalizing titles correctly helps others recognize the type of work and makes writing look neat and professional.

Let’s practice!🖊️