Titles of books, movies, magazines, songs, stories, etc., are treated in a specific way.

In this lesson you will learn how to punctuate titles correctly.

 Capitalize the first, the last word, and every word in between EXCEPT for articles (the, and, a), short prepositions (of, in, at), and short conjunctions (and, but, or)

  English Unlimited (book)

  National Geographic (magazine)

  Night in the Museum (movie)

  The Big Bang Theory (TV program)

 When you are writing in handwriting, underline the titles of books, movies, plays, television programs, newspapers and magazines.

  English Unlimited (book)

  National Geographic (magazine)

  Night in the Museum (movie)

  The Big Bang Theory (TV program)

  If you are using a word processor (Word), use italics instead of underlining.

  English Unlimited (book)

  National Geographic (magazine)

  Night in the Museum (movie)

  The Big Bang Theory (TV program)

 Use quotation marks “ ” around titles of stories, magazine articles, essays, songs, and most poems.

  I am reading the poem “The Raven” by Poe.

 We are going to sing “The Star Spangled Banner”.

 We have to read the article “How to Improve your English”.