Titles:

Any work long enough to be published alone is put in italics.

If you're typing your essay, italicize your words. If you’re handwriting the words, underline them instead.

Shorter works or parts of longer works are enclosed in quotation marks.

To indicate the title of a LONG work or something that could stand alone (not as part of something else)

Examples: titles of books, novels, plays, long poems, periodicals, operas, ballets, named symphonies, newspapers, sculptures, paintings, television programs, ships, planes, and spacecraft are in italics

To indicate the title of a SHORT work or something that is PART of another work.

Examples: single poems, articles, short stories, chapters, titles of songs, and so on

Religious works like The Bible or The Koran

Buildings such as The Empire State Building

Monuments like The Statue of Liberty

Government documents such as The Declaration of Independence

People’s names (even famous people)

These don’t need any type of punctuation, but always be sure to capitalize correctly!

Italics/Underline

Quotation Marks

Book Title Chapter in Book

Magazine Title Article in Magazine/Newspaper/Bo

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Newspaper Title Essay

Album Title Song on Album

Anthology Poem

Television Show Title Episode Title

Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire is one of my favorite books!

I wrote an essay called Stem Cell Research.

I could not believe Lady Gaga’s performance of Paparazzi on the MTV Video Music Awards.

I can’t wait to see Breaking Dawn in November!

What is the difference between italics vs. underlining? When should you use each?

Give a basic rule for using italics or underlining in titles.

What is the basic rule for quotation marks in titles?

When should you leave words naked?

Gangnam Style (song)

Wiz Khalifa (artist)

Skyfall (movie)

The Raven (poem)

The Mona Lisa (artwork)