Titles Underline Italicize Quotation Marks or Nada YOUR
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Titles: Underline, Italicize, Quotation Marks, or Nada?
YOUR BASIC RULES: Any work long enough to be published alone is put in italics. If you're typing your essay, italicize your words. If you’re handwriting the words, underline them instead. Shorter works or parts of longer works are enclosed in quotation marks.
Underline/Italics To indicate the title of a LONG work or something that could stand alone (not as part of something else) Examples: titles of books, novels, plays, long poems, periodicals, operas, ballets, named symphonies, newspapers, sculptures, paintings, television programs, ships, planes, and spacecraft are in italics
Use Quotation Marks: To indicate the title of a SHORT work or something that is PART of another work. Examples: single poems, articles, short stories, chapters, titles of songs, and so on
Naked? Religious works like The Bible or The Koran Buildings such as The Empire State Building Monuments like The Statue of Liberty Government documents such as The Declaration of Independence People’s names (even famous people) These don’t need any type of punctuation, but always be sure to capitalize correctly!
Quotation Marks vs. Italics/Underline Quotation Marks Book Title Chapter in Book Magazine Title Newspaper Title Article in Magazine/Newspaper/Book Essay Album Title Song on Album Anthology Poem Television Show Title Episode Title
You Try: Italics/Underline or Quotations? Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire is one of my favorite books! I wrote an essay called How to Dance. I could not believe R 5’s performance of Paparazzi on the Radio Disney Music Awards. I can’t wait to see Big Hero 6 in November!
REVIEW: What is the difference between italics vs. underlining? When should you use each? Give a basic rule for using italics or underlining in titles. What is the basic rule for quotation marks in titles? When should you leave words naked?
EXIT TICKET Punctuate the following correctly: Gangnam Style (song) Ariana Grande (artist) The Box Trolls (movie) The Raven (poem) The Mona Lisa (artwork)
