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Requirements for Essay Titles: Points to Take into Consideration
In any essay, there is a great variety of details that have to be taken into consideration from the very beginning; and one of them is writing an essay topic (title).
Students may spend much time to present really captivating and informative essay titles or, vice versa, create a perfect one in a few minutes. Right now, it does not matter how much time you need for the essay titles creation. What we want to do is to focus your attention on the ways of how essay titles should be created.
General requirements for essay titles
Very often, students are eager to underline or bold essay titles in order to make them more noticeable. As a rule, such steps are not appreciated by tutors, and wrong arrangement of essay titles lead to some kind of punishment and decreasing of the grade. So, when you start writing essay titles, consider the following:
- Do not bold/underline/italicize (only APA style requires essay titles to be bold);
- Never use CAPS LOCK in essay titles;
- Capitalize all meaningful parts of sentences (these are all words except short prepositions, articles, and conjunctions);
- Use one space after each word;
- Never put a full stop at the end.
Several ideas for essay titles
To succeed in writing an essay, it is very important to present an interesting and properly organized title. Make use of the following examples:Poor essay titles:
- Othello as One of the Successful Shakespeare’s Work
- Smoking Is the Worst Human Habit
- Online Education
Good essay titles:
- Examples of Paradox and Irony in Stevenson’s Treasure Island
- How Lottery Influences Human Lives
- Danger of Cell Phones of Human Future
Hope our ideas and hints make the process of choosing titles easier and more organized. Good luck!