Punctuation of Book, Website, Newspaper, and Magazine Titles
Punctuation of Book, Website, Newspaper, and Magazine Titles
Punctuation of Book, Website, Newspaper, and Magazine Titles
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Common Core Language Standard 2
One confusing punctuation rule deals with the punctuation of titles of whole works. The issue is with pen or pencil and paper we punctuate differently than we do when word processing. We use underlining when we write these titles on paper, but we italicize (make slanted letters) when we use the computer.
Today’s mechanics lesson is on using Latin abbreviations for time. Remember that periods end declarative statements, such as “That is my pen” and imperative commands, such as “Give me my pen.”Periods are also used to abbreviate words and phrases. Let’s read the mechanics lesson and study the examples.
Now let’s read the mechanics lesson and study the examples.
Underline or italicize the titles of books, websites, newspapers, and magazines. Books, newspapers, websites, and magazines are whole things, big things, or things that can be picked up from a table. Examples: War and Peace, New York Times, YouTube, Tiger Beat
Now circle or highlight what is right and revise what is wrong according to mechanics lesson.
Practice: Joe, Jones. Eat for Fun. Azusa: Lee Publishing, 2014. Print
Let’s check the Practice Answers.
Mechanics Practice Answers:
Joe, Jones. Eat for Fun. Azusa: Lee Publishing, 2014. Print
or
Joe, Jones. Eat for Fun. Azusa: Lee Publishing, 2014. Print
Now let’s apply what we’ve learned.
Writing Application: Write your own sentence using a book and a magazine title.
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