•There are special ways for writing the titles of books, poems, and other written works.

•Capitalize the first, the last, and all important words of the title.•Do not capitalize words such as a, in, and, of, and the unless they begin or end a title.

•The Chronicles of Narnia

•When titles of books, magazines, newspapers, and movies are used in printed materials, they appear in italics: Old Yeller.

•Because you cannot write in italics, in your writing you should always underline these titles.

•Some titles are set off by quotation marks.

•Put quotation marks around the titles of short stories, songs, articles, book chapters, and most poems.

•“Invitation” by Shel Silverstein.

“The Newton Train Crash” by Dee Rail (book)“a Guide to Old Furniture” by Ann Teak (newspaper article)That Old Car and Road Fever by Otto Mobeel (song)Shall We Meet Again? by Mae. B. Sew (poem)Government Review edited by Polly Ticks (magazine)the Plumbers’ Daily edited by Rusty Pipes (newspaper)“Numbers and Sums” by Adam Upp (book chapter)“Wham!” directed by Dinah Might (movie)“The big winners” by Jack Potts (short story)

This part of a library list has eight incorrect titles. Write the list correctly using editing marks.

“The Newton Train Crash”

by Dee Rail

“A Guide to Old Furniture”

by Ann Teak

“That Old Car and Road Fever”

by Otto Mobeel

“Shall We Meet Again?”

by Mae B. Sew

Government Review

edited by Polly Ticks

The Plumbers’ Daily

edited by Rusty Pipes

“Numbers and Sums”

by Adam Upp

“Wham!”

directed by Dinah Might

“The Big Winners”

by Jack Potts

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island for three months, what would you take with you to pass the time?

List at least five different items. You must include:

~a book

~a poem

~a magazine

~a movie

~and a song

Explain each choice. Punctuate your titles correctly.