Punctuation of Plays and Work of Art Titles
Punctuation of Plays and Works of Art Titles
Punctuation of Plays and Work of Art Titles
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Common Core Language Standard 2
Plays would include dramas, comedies, and musicals. Works of art would include most every other creative visual or auditory form of expression.
Today’s mechanics lesson is on how to punctuate plays and work of art titles. Works of art include paintings, sculptures, photographs, and more.
Now let’s read the mechanics lesson and study the examples.
Underline or italicize the titles of plays, musicals, and works of art. Plays and works of art are whole things, big things, or things that can be picked up from a table. Examples: Hamlet, Carousel, Pieta
Now circle or highlight what is right and revise what is wrong according to mechanics lesson.
Practice: I read about that book, titled The Lincoln Conspiracy. The article appeared in both Seventeen and “The Los Angeles Times.”
Let’s check the Practice Answers.
Mechanics Practice Answers: I read about that book, titled The Lincoln Conspiracy. The article appeared in both Seventeen and The Los Angeles Times.
Now let’s apply what we have learned.
Writing Application: Write your own sentence using the title of a play or painting.
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