6th grade punctuating titles of short works worksheets
Sixth graders handle titles automatically, including titles with their own commas, and know the long-work rule (italics or underlining) that pairs with this one.
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The kind of sentences you'll fix
Fix each sentence.
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The essay What the Tide Left won the state prize.
Fixed: The essay “What the Tide Left” won the state prize.
- Our campfire song was Down by the Bay.
- The class analyzed the poem Fog by Carl Sandburg.
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What's on each sheet
- Fix it. Fix each sentence. 8 sentences to fix per page.
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How to teach this
Extend to the bookshelf: book titles get underlining in handwriting, italics in print, while the chapter inside takes quotes. One book in hand demonstrates the whole system.
Watch for: The size of the work picks the dress: short works (poems, songs, stories, articles, chapters) take quotes; long works (books, movies) take italics in print or underlining by hand. The marks wrap the exact title, nothing more: capital letters inside the title help you see where it ends.
Common questions about punctuating titles of short works
- What is the trickiest part?
- The edges: quotes must wrap the exact title, no extra words. Titles containing commas (like 'Knoxville, Tennessee') keep them inside the marks.
- Where does punctuation go with closing quotes?
- Periods and commas tuck inside the closing mark in American usage: we sang "Taps." These sheets model that placement throughout.
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Aligned to Common Core L.5.2.d. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 179, updated August 2026.
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