{"id":3103,"date":"2016-05-09T01:34:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T05:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3103"},"modified":"2025-07-26T12:16:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T16:16:15","slug":"writing-titles-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3103","title":{"rendered":"Capitalizing Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3103\" class=\"elementor elementor-3103\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c26de58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c26de58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c69ead\" data-id=\"4c69ead\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aff86c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aff86c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e7cd70\" data-id=\"5e7cd70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3cb23c\" data-id=\"b3cb23c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b715af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b715af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Writing-Titles-of-Works.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14006\" alt=\"Writing Titles of Works\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Writing-Titles-of-Works.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Writing-Titles-of-Works-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Writing-Titles-of-Works-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Writing-Titles-of-Works-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Writing-Titles-of-Works-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Writing-Titles-of-Works-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-584ebe4\" data-id=\"584ebe4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a9cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87a9cfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\"><!--StartFragment --><\/p><p>If your students are naming their essays things like <em>&#8220;how to Train your dragon&#8221;<\/em> or <em>&#8220;Diary of a wimpy kid,&#8221;<\/em> then yes\u2014it\u2019s time for a quick and cheerful intervention on writing titles correctly. Capitalizing and punctuating titles isn\u2019t just about grammar&#8230; It\u2019s about helping students present their ideas with polish and pride (and pass 5th grade with confidence).<\/p><p>This lesson hits <strong>L.5.2.D<\/strong> with everything you need: anchor charts, foldables, title-taming practice, and even a little storytelling to show students why capitalizing titles actually matters.\u2728<\/p><p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Grab the handout here<\/strong>: It includes the organizer, printable activities, and 25 title fix-ups for practice.<\/p><p align=\"justify\"><!--EndFragment --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9551a2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e9551a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/punctuation\/titles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-signature\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the lesson handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e7cfd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e7cfd4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e4c6cc\" data-id=\"7e4c6cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c289535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c289535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><!--StartFragment --><\/h2>\n<h2><img draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd14\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f914.svg\"> Writing Titles<\/h2>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<p>Start with this story.<\/p>\n<p>Your student turns in a book report titled <em>the secret garden<\/em> written entirely in lowercase. You set the paper down gently\u2014like it\u2019s made of glass\u2014and ask if they\u2019ve ever seen the cover of the actual book. The answer: \u201cNo, but the movie was good!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Titles are the front door to any piece of writing. Whether it\u2019s a poster, research paper, or poem, a title sets the tone. Helping students learn to capitalize correctly is less about commas and more about presentation\u2014and attention to detail.<\/p>\n<h2><!--EndFragment -->Learning Capitalization and Punctuation Rules<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b7f615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b7f615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Rule 1: Capitalizing Titles (Without Overthinking It)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43c5709 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43c5709\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed5d8b0\" data-id=\"ed5d8b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe1ab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abe1ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/punctuation\/titles.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Writing Titles Anchor Chart\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30348cb\" data-id=\"30348cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c73919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c73919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Capitalize:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">first word<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">last word<\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">every <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">important<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> word<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in between<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Skip capitalizing:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">short prepositions (<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in, of, to, on<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">coordinating conjunctions (<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and, but, or, yet, so<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">articles (<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a, an, the<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Helpful tip: Ask students, \u201cDoes this word make the title meaningful, or is it just holding other words together?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f7685 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85f7685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Rule 2: Punctuating Titles<\/h3><ul><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Underline<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> [or italicize when typing] titles of <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">big<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> works: books, magazines, newspapers.<\/span><ul><li>Charlotte\u2019s Web<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/27a1.svg\" alt=\"\u27a1\ufe0f\" \/> <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Charlotte\u2019s Web<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/27a1.svg\" alt=\"\u27a1\ufe0f\" \/> <\/span><em>Charlotte\u2019s Web<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Use quotation marks<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for smaller pieces or parts of longer works: songs, poems, chapters.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe Road Not Taken\u201d<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cChapter Five: Trouble Brewing\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Want to level up<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0your punctuation talk? Bring in visuals! Anchor charts do wonders.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3db42d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3db42d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ecd626\" data-id=\"2ecd626\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2356246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2356246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Writing Titles Lesson<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d162dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d162dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lesson Hook: Classify the Texts<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ask students: \u201cWhat kinds of things do you read?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Create a classroom list (whiteboard, SmartBoard, or chart paper works great) that includes:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">books<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">poems<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">magazines<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">song lyrics<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">news articles<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Then sort by <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">long vs. short<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> works. Teach that short = part of something bigger. Highlight each with color, underline, or quotation marks to build fluency and familiarity.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> paints the \u201ctitle punctuation picture\u201d in real time. \ud83c\udfa8<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-13c78a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13c78a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99156b5\" data-id=\"99156b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3da96d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3da96d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/punctuation\/writing-titles-correctly.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Writing Titles Correctly\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61b24a3\" data-id=\"61b24a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db5d8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6db5d8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Organizer Time<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Help students capture both sets of rules in a <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">foldable organizer<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for their notebooks.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> They\u2019ll jot down the basics, then use the inside flaps to expand with examples. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> can become their go-to reference <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">all year long<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27562c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27562c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f997ec5\" data-id=\"f997ec5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67254f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a67254f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Practice Makes Perfect (or at least <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">properly<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> capitalized)<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c57fa8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c57fa8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf2182e\" data-id=\"cf2182e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f404a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83f404a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/punctuation\/writing-titles-correctly-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Writing Titles Correctly\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44cb841\" data-id=\"44cb841\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c78ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c78ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let students correct 25 scrambled titles that include:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">popular books<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">movies<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">songs<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">magazines<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">short stories<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Examples to fix:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the fault in our stars<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ghostbusters<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cfirework\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> They\u2019ll highlight, rewrite, and maybe even debate whether <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pokemon<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> counts as a long or short work (real classroom drama right there).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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a \u201cTitle Fix Relay\u201d\u2014teams compete <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to correctly edit silly examples on sentence strips<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Download the handout for the lesson materials. <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Your <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">handout<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> includes:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">a title classification worksheet<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">foldable rule organizer<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">25 title edits for independent or small-group practice<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b9c1d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e4b9c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8878dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Teaching-Capitalization-and-Punctuation-with-Animated-Shorts-7445038?st=e97cf49baa672bf440d9424f28c850b4\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/sentences\/teaching-capitalization-punctualtion-with-animated-shorts.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Capitalization and Punctuation  with Animated Shorts\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4071ba4\" data-id=\"4071ba4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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