Learning Objective: Use Underlining, “quotations”, or italics to identify titles of documents Writing conventions 1.5

What are we learning today?

We are learning how to use underlining, “quotations”, and italics to identify titles of documents

Why is it important?

Good writers use appropriate punctuation to identify titles of documents

Share with your Partner the words that should be capitalized in the sentence.

during the summertime, sarah loves to visit disneyland.

Partner Share

During the summertime, Sarah loves to visit Disneyland.

Capitalization and Punctuation of Titles

Shorter Works- Poems, chapters, short stories, articles, song titles

• The first and all important works are capitalized– Ex: “My Friend has a Dog”

• Use quotation marks. A period or a comma after the title is placed in the quotation marks. Any other punctuation following the title is placed outside the quotation marks.

- Ex: I read the story, “My Friend has a Dog.”

-Ex: The story, “My Friend has a Dog,” is about Larry’s new dog.

Longer Works- books, magazines, movies, plays, TV shows, albums

• The first and all Important words are capitalized– Ex: I like to read Homeward the

Arrow Flight• Use italics or underline

- Ex: I like to read Homeward the Arrow Flight- Ex I like to read Homeward the Arrow Flight

WARNING

When punctuation a long work you never underline and use italics!!

Wrong Example: I love to read the Daily New.

Correct Example: I love to read the Daily News.Or

I love to read the Daily News.

Step

• Step 1: identify if it is a long document or short document

• Step 2 Use quotations if it is a short document. Underline or use italics if it is long document

• Step 3 capitalize the important words of the title.

• I read an article in sports illustrated.– A. I read an article in

“Sports Illustrated”.– B. I read an article in

Sports Illustrated.– C. I read an article in

Sport Illustrated.– D. I read an article in

“Sports illustrated”

Step 1 Identify if it is a long document or short documentStep 2: If short document use quotations, if long document underline or use italics

Step 3: Capitalize important wordsIn the book Tales Of A Fourth grade Nothing, my favorite chapter was just Another Rainy day.

• A. In the book, Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing, my favorite chapter was “Just Another Rainy Day”

• B. In the book, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, my favorite chapter was “Just Another Rainy Day”.

• C. In the book “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing,” my favorite chapter was Just Another Rainy Day.

I read a great article in USA Today.

A. I read a great article in USA Today.

B. I read a great article in “USA Today”

C. I read a great article in USA today.

D. I read a great article in “USA Today”

Step 1 Identify if it is a long document or short documentStep 2: If short document use quotations, if long document underline or use italics

Step 3: Capitalize important words

My favorite book is Sarah Plain and Tall because it takes place in the past.

A. My favorite book is “Sarah Plain and Tall” because it takes place in the past.

B. My favorite book is Sarah Plain and Tall because it takes place in the past.

C. My favorite book is Sarah Plain and tall because it takes place in the past.

D. My favorite book is Sarah Plain And Tall because it takes place in the past.

I read a great article in USA Today.

A. I read a great article in USA Today.

B. I read a great article in “USA Today”

C. I read a great article in USA today.

D. I read a great article in “USA Today”

Step 1 Identify if it is a long document or short documentStep 2: If short document use quotations, if long document underline or use italics

Step 3: Capitalize important words

On your white boards write the tile correctly.

1. Have you read the book shiloh?

2. Gingerbread days is the title of a book of poems by Joyce Carol Thomas.

3. A gingered january is my favorite poem in the book.

Shiloh, Shiloh

Gingerbread Days, Gingerbread Days

“ A Gingered January”

Identify- to find

Documents- A written or printed paper

Document

Punctuation

period quotations comma

as as

Relating factor: is an example of

Short Works

an article a poem achapterasas

Relating factor: is an example of

Long Works

a newspaper a magazine abookasas

Relating factor: is an example of a

ConventionsWhat is the correct way to write the following book title?A Nature’s Tricksters: Unusual Animals and PlantsB “Nature’s Tricksters: Unusual Animals and Plants”C Nature’s Tricksters: Unusual Animals and PlantsD “Nature’s Tricksters: Unusual Animals and Plants”

Which word from the report is not spelledcorrectly?A studiedB earliestC tastyD thankfull