1. Big Question: How do the achievements of others influence our dreams?
Title:
The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon
Author:
Bea Uusma Schyffert
Genre:
Narrative Nonfiction

2. Grammar
Titles

3. Titles The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon
The first and all important words in titles are capitalized.
Titles of books, magazines, newspapers, and musical compositions are either underlined or put in italics.

4. Titles
In your writing, underline the titles of books, magazines, and newspapers. When these titles appear in printed materials, they are set in italic type.
Handwritten: Washington Post, National Geographic, Charlotte’s Web
Printed: Washington Post, National Geographic, Charlotte’s Web

5. Titles
Put quotation marks around the titles of stories, poems, and songs.
We sang “Happy Birthday,” and Mr. Collins recited “Casey at the Bat.”

6. Titles
Capitalize the first word, the last word, and other important words in titles.
Capitalize all forms of the verb be.

7. Titles
Do not capitalize the following short words unless they begin or end a title: the articles a, an, and the; the conjunctions and, but, and or; and prepositions with fewer than five letters, such as to, for, in, of, on, at, or with.

8. Titles
How to Be a Star at Baseball and Softball
“The Man on the Moon”

9. Titles Correct the title in each sentence.
My favorite book is first man on the moon.
My favorite book is First Man on the Moon.
footprints in the sand is a poem about the moon.
“Footprints in the Sand” is a poem about the moon.

10. Titles Correct the title in each sentence.
The boston globe has a kids’ science page each week.
The Boston Globe has a kids’ science page each week.
One of the stories is called lost in space
One of the stories is called “Lost in Space.”

11. Titles Correct the title in each sentence.
There’s a song called fly me to the moon.
There’s a song called “Fly Me to the Moon.”

12. Titles Correct each title.
the exploration of the universe
The Exploration of the Universe
take me to your leader
“Take Me to Your Leader”
the hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy