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Every noun and verb should be capitalized in your title. Do not enclose your title in quotation marks or italicize it. | Every noun and verb should be capitalized in your title. Do not enclose your title in quotation marks or italicize it. | ||
Titles should also be used to grab the attention of the audience as well as asserting the authors opinion. As a person is looking over a blog or article, the title is what will draw the reader to the article or the reader will simple skip to the next passage if they are not entice by the title. Using descriptive word will help lure readers to the essay | |||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://wy.essortment.com/writingtipstit_mxs.htm How to Write a Title] | * [http://wy.essortment.com/writingtipstit_mxs.htm How to Write a Title] — from PageWise | ||
* [http://www.gmu.edu/departments/writingcenter/handouts/introcon.html Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles] | * [http://www.gmu.edu/departments/writingcenter/handouts/introcon.html Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles] — advice from George Mason University’s Writing Center | ||