1. How to Punctuate Titles

2. Italics and Underlining
Italics and underlining are the same.
Use Italics when word processing.
Use Underlining when handwriting.
In this PowerPoint, I’ll pretend we’re always handwriting.

3. When to Underline We underline the BIG things. Major works such as
Books
Albums
Plays
Movies
Magazines

4. Quotation Marks
Parts of the BIG things, go in quotation marks. Examples are
Articles in magazines
Chapters in books
Songs on an album
Acts in a play
Episodes of a TV show

5. Helpful tips When using Word to type,
Hit Ctrl and U at the same time to underline.
Hit Ctrl and I at the same time to italicize.
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6. Practice – Punctuate these sentences. Pretend you are handwriting.
My favorite episode of Star Trek is called Future Imperfect.
My favorite episode of Star Trek is called “Future Imperfect.”
I love the song You Can’t Stop the Beat from the Broadway play Hairspray.
I love the song “You Can’t Stop the Beat” from the Broadway play Hairspray.