Crafting Catchy Titles
A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focusing on creating engaging and informative titles for stories and reports.
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Crafting Catchy Titles
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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to practice creating interesting and informative titles.
A good title makes people want to read your story or report! It should tell a little bit about what your writing is about and maybe even make it sound exciting. Think about these things when you make a title:
1. Is it interesting?
2. Does it tell what the writing is about?
3. Is it easy to remember?
Read the short story summary below. Then, choose the best title for the story.
Summary: Lily found a lost puppy in the park. She took it home and gave it food and water. Then, she made posters to find its owner. After two days, a happy boy called and said the puppy was his!
1. Which title best fits the story?
A Girl and a Dog
Lily's Big Adventure
The Lost Puppy's Journey Home
Finding Pets
Fill in the blank to complete these titles. Make them sound interesting!
2. The Mystery of the Missing
3. My Trip to the Amazing Zoo
4. How a Tiny Seed Becomes a Big
Imagine you wrote a story about a superhero who can fly and helps people in your town. Write two different titles for your story.
5. Title 1:
6. Title 2:
Now, imagine you wrote a report about your favorite animal, the dolphin. Write two different titles for your report.
7. Title 1:
8. Title 2:
Read each statement. Circle T for True or F for False.
9. A good title should always be very long.
True
False
10. A title should give a hint about what your writing is about.
True
False
11. Look back at question 1. Explain why you chose that title as the best one for Lily's story. What makes it a good title?