Capitalizing Titles
The rules regarding titles are quite specific:
- Capitalize every word of the title, except for articles and prepositions.
- Exception: If the title starts with an article or a preposition, then capitalize that word too.
- Do not put a period at the end of your title.
- Do not capitalize every letter of your title.
Study the following examples:
| Wrong | Correct |
My favorite vacation |
My Favorite Vacation |
back to school |
Back to School |
an important lesson. |
An Important Lesson |
The First Day Of Summer |
The First Day of Summer |
THE DAY I ALMOST DIED |
The Day I Almost Died |
Not all your assignments need a title, but many of them do, including:
- Blog Posts
- Journal Entries
- Book Reports
- Short Stories
- etc.
Now that I have taught you the rules, I expect you to follow them! Failing to capitalize titles properly is a very common mistake at the 7th grade level. But honestly, it's not that hard, as long as you pay attention. (It's only hard if you haven't memorized your prepositions, in which case you should be using a cheat sheet).
In any case, whenever I see a title that isn't capitalized properly, I always grade the student down. (That is, I award less than one point for every 10 words).
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