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by Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed. 

Which Words Do I Capitalize In My Headline?

February 9, 2016 in Pedagogy

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Need a quick and easy way to properly capitalize your website headlines or article titles? Check out the handy tool at TitleCapitalization.com which I found today while trying to make this very decision. Not only does the online tool correctly capitalize your headline, it also gives you three options:

  1. AP Style: Capitalize words with four or more letters
  2. Capitalize words with five or more letters
  3. Chicago Manual of Style: Do not capitalize words based on length

You can view the specific rules related to each option as well.

 

Related topics: Edtech Integration, The Writing Process

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Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

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Michelle taught secondary ELA in public schools for 10 years. She served as an award-winning journalist before transitioning into education and is now Assistant Director of the OU Writing Center and a teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project. Michelle co-edited the Oklahoma English Journal for five years. She is a PhD candidate in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum at the University of Oklahoma. She started reThink ELA LLC as a teacher blog in 2012.

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  1. Oh this is a really handy tip! I see students often struggle, and even many adults, with knowing when to capitalize headlines. It can be tricky because of the three different styles. My preference is for the AP style personally. Thanks for sharing that website!

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