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Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Punctuation
This page provides links to punctuation reference materials for apostrophes, colons, dashes, commas, parentheses, italics, quotation marks, and semicolons.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Punctuation
This site offers a list of links to punctuation exercises/quizzes including commas, semicolons, quotation marks, apostrophes, and italics.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Text Features
[Free Registration/Login Required] This interactive flipchart describes different text features, including captions, italics, diagrams, labels, and titles.
Expansion Learning
Expansion Learning: Is This Correctly Punctuated? (Quotation Marks/titles)
Activity provides students the practice they need to master the skill of punctuating quotation marks in titles. Immediate feedback is given.
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: Formatting Titles: The Box Office [Pdf]
Practice formatting titles correctly by rewriting the titles of the movie posters on this worksheet.
Other
Illinois Valley Community College: Stylebook: Formatting Titles in Mla Style
Notes and examples for formatting titles using MLA style.
English Club
English Club: Type
EnglishClub provides information about different forms of "type" on this resource. Functions of "bold" and "italics" are discussed.
Vancouver Island University
Malaspina: Punctuating Quotations Exercise
Passage B - Rewrite this passage in order to improve the grammar, punctuation, parallelism, and format for titles. Passage C - Rewrite this passage in order to improve the style and correct quotation mark errors.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: An Educational Companion to Eats, Shoots & Leaves [Pdf]
Eats, Shoots & Leaves illustrates the necessity of correct punctuation in order to convey intended meaning. Punctuation rules are stated here in a concise manner with accompanying exercises/keys.
Get It Write
Get It Write: One Space of Two After Periods? (And Other Typography Issues)
Read some rules about typography that have changed because of the use of word processing rather than typewriters. This tutorial explains spacing after all punctuation, the use of em dashes and en dashes, and the use of italics.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Quotation Marks Advanced Exercise
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on the use of Quotation Marks.
Other
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay: Sample Essay
This is an example of a basic five-paragraph essay on cats. The thesis of the essay is in bold, topic sentences are in italics, and each main idea is underlined.
Other
Stage Door: Punctuation
This site contains examples of when and how to properly use punctuation marks, including: abbreviations, metric symbols, money, titles and corporate names.
Other
Sta: Punctuation and Capitalization Rules
Use this handy guide for a quick reference to punctuation and capitalization rules. Includes rules for end marks, apostrophes, capitalization, commas, quotation marks, and many more!
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Post Wwi Africa, 1920
A map of Africa in 1920 showing colonial possessions of the British, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belgians, including the former German colonies, lost after WWI, per the Treaty of Versailles. This map shows major cities and...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Native Territories and European Possessions in Africa, 1876
A map of Africa in 1876 showing native African States and European possessions of Britain, France, Spain and Portugal prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885. On this map, European possessions include Algeria, Cape Colony, Griquala Land...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Roman Britain, 55 Bc to Ad 449
A map of England (Britannia) under the Roman Empire, from the time of the first invasion by Julius Caesar (55 BC) extending to the invasion of the Saxons (AD 449). The Roman Period of control of Britannia is generally considered AD 43 to...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: England Under the Romans, 55 Bc to Ad 410
A map of England (Britannia) under the Roman Empire, from the time of the first invasion by Julius Caesar (55 BC) to the Roman withdrawal in AD 410. The Roman Period of control of Britannia is generally considered AD 43 to 410. On this...