Learning Objective : Use Underlining, quotations, or italics to identify titles of documents

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

2. Discuss with your partner if the document is a long document or short document LONG DOCUMENT LONG DOCUMENT SHORT DOCUMENT

3. Why is it important? Good writers use appropriate punctuation to identify titles of documents

4. Capitalization and Punctuation of Titles Shorter Works- Poems, chapters, short stories, articles Longer Works- books, magazines, movies, plays, TV shows The first and all Important words are capitalized Ex: Homeward the ArrowFlight Use italics or underline - Ex: Homeward the Arrow Flight - Ex: Homeward the Arrow Flight • The first and all important works are capitalized • Ex: “MyFriend 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.

5. 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 Newsweek. • A. I read an article in “Newsweek”. • B. I read an article in Newsweek. • C. I read an article in Newsweek. • D. I read an article in “Newsweek”

6. Step 1 Identify if it is a long document or short documentStep 2: If short document use quotations, if long document underline or use italicsStep 3: Capitalize important words In the book Tales Of A Fourth grade Nothing, there are funny characters. I read a great article in the Daily News. I read a great article in the Daily News. I read a great article in the “daily News” I read a great article in the Daily News. I read a great article in “Daily News” • A. In the book, Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing, there are funny characters. • B. In the book, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, there are funny characters. • C. In the book “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing” there are funny characters.

7. Step 1 Identify if it is a long document or short documentStep 2: If short document use quotations, if long document underline or use italicsStep 3: Capitalize important words My favorite book is Charlotte's Webbecause it takes place on a farm. I read a great article in USA Today. I read a great article in USA Today. I read a great article in “USA Today” I read a great article in USA today. I read a great article in “USA Today” • My favorite book is “Charlotte’s Web” because it takes place on a farm. • My favorite book is Charlotte’s Webbecause it takes place on a farm. • My favorite book is Charlotte’s Webbecause it takes place on a farm. • My favorite book is Charlotte’s Webbecause it takes place on a farm.

8. Step 1 Identify if it is a long document or short documentStep 2: If short document use quotations, if long document underline or use italicsStep 3: Capitalize important words Sam wrote an article forTime Magazine. Sam wrote an article for “Time Magazine” Sam wrote an article for Time Magazine Sam wrote an article for “Time Magazine” Sam wrote an article for Time Magazine.