Formatting titles
Key Notes:
📝 Formatting Titles – Key Notes (Grade 4 English)
| What is a Title? |
A title is the name of a book, story, article, or any written work.
📖 Examples:
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- The Lion and the Mouse
Visual Suggestion: Picture of a book cover with a big title.
| Why Format Titles? |
Formatting makes your writing clear and neat. ✅
It helps the reader know what is important.
Emoji Tip: 📘 ✍️ 🎯
| Rules for Formatting Titles |
| a) Capitalization 🅰️ |
Capitalize the first and last words of the title.
Capitalize all important words (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs).
Do NOT capitalize small words like and, the, in, on, of unless they are first or last.
Examples:
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit ✅
- a journey to the Moon ❌ → Correct: A Journey to the Moon ✅
Visual Suggestion: Highlight the capitalized words in bright colors.
| b) Italics or Underline ✏️ |
Use italics or underline for book, movie, or magazine titles.
Examples:
Charlotte’s Web (italic)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (underline)
| c) Quotation Marks 📝 |
Use quotation marks for short works like poems, articles, or stories.
Examples:
“The Little Red Hen”
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
| d) Punctuation ❗❓ |
Include question marks, exclamation points, or commas if they are part of the title.
Examples:
Where the Wild Things Are!
Guess How Much I Love You?
| Quick Tips for Students ✨ |
- ✅ Always check your title before writing.
- ✅ Use colors or bold in digital writing to make titles stand out.
- ✅ Practice with your favorite books or stories.
| Fun Activity: 🎨 |
Take your favorite story and rewrite its title correctly using these rules. Add colours and underlines to make it shine! 🌟
