Grade 5 Fall — Multi-Paragraph Essay (5-Paragraph Format with Flexibility), Citations and Works Cited, and Audience-Aware Craft
English · GR
G5
eng.g5.f.gr.titles_italics_quotes
Use underlining, italics, or quotation marks to indicate titles of works (L.5.2.d)
Apply the titles-of-works convention (MG-18): ITALICIZE/UNDERLINE for books, movies, plays, magazines, newspapers, albums, full-length works. QUOTATION MARKS for articles, poems, songs, short stories, chapter titles, short works. Apply in typed work (italics) and handwritten work (underline) consistently. Apply in essays and works-cited lists.
Mastery threshold
90%
Min instances
10
Typical minutes
25
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Successors
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eng.g6.f.gr.titles_advanced
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Common misconceptions
- Italicizes article titles or puts quotation marks around book titles — confuses the long/short work distinction.
- Mixes underline and italics in the same typed document for the same kind of work.