Using Italics for Emphasis in Writing

Books, movie, and TV show titles should be written in _______

• cursive

• quotation marks

• italics

The title of a book, like Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills.

• Quotation Marks

• Italics

• Neither

Which print feature is in this image?

• bold faced text

• italicized text

• footnotes

• headings

What would you need to do in order to correctly title the movie, Toy Story, in a writing piece?

• underlining 

• adding quotations

• italicize 

• capitalizing each letter

Titles of books need to be put in

• italics

• bold

• quotations

• the trash

Book Title

• Italics

• Quotations

Which titles have correct underlining (italics) or quotation marks? (may be more than one!)

• TV episode: "Suzy, Can You Hear Me?"

• play/musical: Hamilton

• poem: "The Raven"

• book: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

Which of the following is the correct way to emphasize a word in a sentence?

• Underline the word

• Put the word in bold

• Italicize the word

• Use quotation marks around the word

When should italics be used in writing?

• To emphasize a point

• To indicate a question

• To list items

• To show a mistake

In which of the following sentences is the use of italics correct?

• I love the book *Pride and Prejudice*.

• I love the book 'Pride and Prejudice'.

• I love the book Pride and Prejudice.

• I love the book "Pride and Prejudice".