Creating a Title Why are Titles Important Titles
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Creating a Title • Why are Titles Important? • Titles are your first of many hooks • A good title can earn you an audience; a bad title may mean a bad first impression
• What are some Title Techniques? 1. Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds • Examples: – – The Fear of Forgetting The Wages of the Terrorism War
2. Paradox: a statement of contradiction • Examples: – The Fallen, Strong Towers – Making Peace with Terrorism
3. Allusion: A reference to something famous (a person, place, event) • Examples: – Where were You when the World Stopped Remembering? – A 9/11 State of Mind
4. Rhyme • Example: – A New Lease on Peace
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5. Subtitle: an explanatory or alternate title • Examples: – 9/11 Until Now: The Changes We’ve Made – NYPD and NYFD: The Real Heroes of 9/11
6. Parallel Structure: the repetition of a chosen grammatical form (tense) within a sentence. • Examples: – – Always Learning, Always Growing, Always Remembering 9/11 To Think, To Know, To Act: 9/11 Reflections
Title-Tastic: It’s Alive!
Directions • Fold your page hot dog style (careful with this technique; it is know to cause severe paper cuts) • Copy down the dead title:
Dead Title 1. The Freshman Perspective of Centennial
Directions • Once you have copied down the title, go to the other side and create 1 new title that bring it to life! you • Use either allusion or paradox for your first title
Dead Title 2. Super Tape
Directions • Use either subtitle or rhyme
Dead Title 3. Life with Braces
Directions • Use either parallelism or alliteration
Dead Title 4. Mrs. Adams
Dead Title 5. Magic Mountain
Dead Title 6. First Trip to Disneyland
Dead Title 7. If I Had 3 Wishes…
Dead Title 8. 2012
Dead Title 9. The Beginning of Mountain Biking
Dead Title 10. Obesity
Two Minute Teaser • Now that you have brought 10 titles to life, which of the 6 title techniques is your favorite? Which one of your title from yesterday stood out to you? If you could do it again, what fabulous, fantastic title would you rename your PACO Writer’s Jigsaw? Now (if you still have time true believers!) , name the titles to your favorite movies, books, etc (not your favorite movies, but your favorite TITLES!!!)
Writer’s workshop: Create your title • Write 1 title for each type – Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds – Paradox: a statement of contradiction – Allusion: A reference to something famous (a person, place, event) – Rhyme – Subtitle: an explanatory or alternate title (use colon) – Parallel Structure: the repetition of a chosen grammatical form (tense) within a sentence. • Choose your favorite!
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