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It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet titled "Writing Titles" that focuses on helping students understand how to create appropriate titles for different types of written works (books, magazines, songs, plays, etc.). The task asks students to write a title for each given sentence, using the clues provided in parentheses to guide them.

Let’s go through each item and solve it step by step. I’ll explain the reasoning behind each title based on the type of work indicated in the clue.

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Instructions Recap:

- Capitalize the first word and important words in titles.
- Use quotation marks for songs, poems, articles, or short stories.
- Use italics (or underlining) for books, movies, plays, magazines, etc.
- For this worksheet, since we’re just writing titles, we'll follow standard capitalization rules.

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Solutions with Explanations:

1. a island of the blue dolphins (book)
→ *The Island of the Blue Dolphins*
✔ This is a book, so use italics (in writing, we write it as *title*).
✔ Capitalize major words: "Island", "Blue", "Dolphins".
✔ "The" is capitalized because it's the first word.

2. orange tick (magazine)
→ *Orange Tick*
✔ A magazine title is italicized.
✔ Both words are capitalized.

3. eat more beans
→ *"Eat More Beans"*
✔ This sounds like a song or article. Since no clue is given, but the context suggests it could be an article or slogan, we assume it's an article.
✔ Article titles use quotation marks.
✔ Capitalize important words.

4. the cat and the moon (poem)
→ *"The Cat and the Moon"*
✔ It's a poem, so use quotation marks.
✔ Capitalize all significant words.

5. on the ground/pepper seed clicked (poem)
→ *"On the Ground / Pepper Seed Clicked"*
✔ Poem — use quotation marks.
✔ Two lines, possibly a haiku or free verse; keep the slash as a separator.
✔ Capitalize each word appropriately.

6. romance jacket (play)
→ *Romance Jacket*
✔ A play — use italics.
✔ Title is likely metaphorical or symbolic. No need to change wording.

7. who made that? (article)
→ *"Who Made That?"*
✔ An article — use quotation marks.
✔ Question format is acceptable in titles.

8. where's the red bird's green (song)
→ *"Where's the Red Bird's Green?"*
✔ A song — use quotation marks.
✔ Possibly a poetic or abstract title. “Green” might refer to a color or emotion.

9. the math storm (journal) (computer)
→ *"The Math Storm"*
✔ Likely a journal entry or article — use quotation marks.
✔ "Computer" may indicate it's digital, but doesn't affect formatting.

10. of a long song
→ *"Of a Long Song"*
✔ Probably a song or poem. Given the phrasing, likely a song.
✔ Quotation marks for songs.

11. sleeping beauty (movie)
→ *Sleeping Beauty*
✔ A movie — use italics.
✔ Classic fairy tale title.

12. how to not find success (book)
→ *How to Not Find Success*
✔ A book — use italics.
✔ Satirical or humorous tone, but still follows standard title capitalization.

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Final Answer List:

1. *The Island of the Blue Dolphins*
2. *Orange Tick*
3. *"Eat More Beans"*
4. *"The Cat and the Moon"*
5. *"On the Ground / Pepper Seed Clicked"*
6. *Romance Jacket*
7. *"Who Made That?"*
8. *"Where's the Red Bird's Green?"*
9. *"The Math Storm"*
10. *"Of a Long Song"*
11. *Sleeping Beauty*
12. *How to Not Find Success*

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Key Rules Recap:

- Books, Movies, Play, Magazines: Use italics (*like this*)
- Songs, Poems, Articles, Short Stories: Use quotation marks ("like this")
- Capitalize: First word, major nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
- Do NOT capitalize: Articles (a, an, the), coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or), prepositions (in, on, of) — unless they're the first or last word

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This worksheet teaches title formatting conventions used in English writing, which is essential for proper citation and clarity. Let me know if you'd like a printable version or a classroom activity based on this!