✏️ WritingGrade 2Lesson 7
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Choose Creative Titles

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Learning Objectives

  • 1Choose a short, creative title (2–5 words) for a piece of writing
  • 2Match a title to the main idea of the story it names
  • 3Capitalize the first word and all important words in a title
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Mini Lesson

A title is the name of your writing. It is the very first thing a reader sees — so it needs to do two things at once: hint at what the story is about and make the reader want to read more!

A Great Title Is Short

  • Titles are usually 2–5 words long.
  • Too long: "The Story About the Day I Found a Lost Puppy in the Rain"
  • Just right: "The Rainy Day Puppy"
  • Short titles are easier to remember and more powerful.

A Great Title Connects to the Main Idea

  • The title must match what the writing is really about.
  • If your story is about a brave lion, do not call it "My Pet Fish."
  • Ask: What is the most important thing in my writing?
  • Use a key word from the main idea in your title.

A Great Title Is Interesting

  • Use a surprising or exciting word to hook the reader.
  • Boring: "A Dog Story" → Better: "The Bravest Dog Ever"
  • Try starting with a strong adjective or action word.
  • Try alliteration — two words that start with the same sound: "Brave Bruno", "The Midnight Monster."

Capitalize the Important Words

  • In a title, capitalize the first word and all important words.
  • Small words like a, the, and, of are usually not capitalized (unless they start the title).
  • Example: The Day I Met a Dragon
Comparing a weak title to a strong creative titleTwo title cards side by side. The left shows a weak title that is too long and boring. The right shows a strong creative title that is short and interesting.Weak vs. Strong TitleX WeakA Story AboutMy Dog WhoRan Away OneRainy TuesdayToo long!Not exciting.Hard to remember.✓ StrongThe RunawayPupShort — 3 words!Exciting word.Matches the story.Easy to remember!
Side-by-side comparison — a weak title (too long, boring) vs. a strong one (short, exciting, on topic).
Three rules for a great titleThree numbered rule cards: Rule 1 — Keep it short. Rule 2 — Match the main idea. Rule 3 — Make it interesting.3 Rules for a Great Title1Keep it short2–5 words is just right2Match the main ideaUse a key word from your writing3Make it interestingUse a strong or surprising wordCapitalize the first word and all important words.
Three numbered rules — short, connected to the main idea, and interesting — plus capitalization.
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Ask yourself: "Is my title short? Does it match my main idea? Would it make someone want to read my story?"

Vocabulary
Title
The name of a piece of writing, shown at the tope.g. The Rainy Day Puppy
Main idea
The most important thing the writing is aboute.g. A story about a runaway dog = main idea is the runaway.
Alliteration
Two or more words in a row that start with the same sounde.g. Brave Bruno, The Midnight Monster
Creative
Something original and interesting that you think of yourselfe.g. A creative title uses a fresh word no one expects.
Capitalize
To start a word with a big (capital) lettere.g. The Day I Met a Dragon
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