Homework answers / question archive / Example:  jurassic park à Jurassic Park (this is the correctly capitalized title)   my secret life à  _____________________ forces for good à  _____________________ the fault In Our stars à  ____________________________ a Map of The world à  _____________________ as i Lay Dying à  _____________________ Angels In America à  _____________________ around The world in Eighty days à  __________________________________ A Study in Scarlet à  _____________________   New Concept:  Capitalization and Titles (With the help of a nearby partner, read page 326 in Rules for Writers, add the missing rules for capitalization to the empty boxes below, and appropriately capitalize titles 1-8

Example:  jurassic park à Jurassic Park (this is the correctly capitalized title)   my secret life à  _____________________ forces for good à  _____________________ the fault In Our stars à  ____________________________ a Map of The world à  _____________________ as i Lay Dying à  _____________________ Angels In America à  _____________________ around The world in Eighty days à  __________________________________ A Study in Scarlet à  _____________________   New Concept:  Capitalization and Titles (With the help of a nearby partner, read page 326 in Rules for Writers, add the missing rules for capitalization to the empty boxes below, and appropriately capitalize titles 1-8

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Example:  jurassic park à Jurassic Park (this is the correctly capitalized title)

 

1. my secret life à  _____________________
2. forces for good à  _____________________
3. the fault In Our stars à  ____________________________
4. a Map of The world à  _____________________
5. as i Lay Dying à  _____________________
6. Angels In America à  _____________________
7. around The world in Eighty days à  __________________________________
8. A Study in Scarlet à  _____________________

 

Do Capitalize:

Do Not Capitalize:

 

Example: jurassic park à Jurassic Park (this is the correctly capitalized title)

 

1. my secret life à  _____________________
2. forces for good à  _____________________
3. the fault In Our stars à  ____________________________
4. a Map of The world à  _____________________
5. as i Lay Dying à  _____________________
6. Angels In America à  _____________________
7. around The world in Eighty days à  ___________________________________
8. A Study in Scarlet à  _____________________

 

 

Should these titles be italicized or placed inside “quotation marks”? Consider the following rules before you make your selection:

 

1. Long works, like journals, magazines, plays, films, novels, television and radio programs, and artworks, should be italicized.
2. Short works, like essays, articles, short stories, chapters, songs, and poems, should be placed inside “quotation marks.”

 

Examples:  Jurassic Park (a novel) à italics      Brown Penny (a poem)  à “quotes”

 

The Walking Dead _______________	The Road Not Taken _______________
The Lottery _______________	Black Panther _______________
The Lord of the Rings _______________	Friends _______________
Shake It Off _______________	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone _______________
Romeo and Juliet _______________	Plata o Plomo: Silver or Lead _______________

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