You can use the following tips to help you craft compelling essay titles:

• Write the essay first: Wait until you have finished writing to begin drafting its title.
• Consider the tone: The title often reflects the essay’s tone and alerts readers whether it is serious, funny or provocative.
• Use active voice: If your title includes verbs, format them using active rather than passive voice.

Other Question and Answers that can be helpful for you

1. What are the best practices for writing in AP style?

When it comes to content marketing, best practices typically revolve around numbers, dates, citations, capitalization, and headlines. According to AP style, content writers should spell out numbers one through nine and use numerals for numbers 10 and higher. But readers be warned, there are exceptions to this rule.

2. What are some examples of composition titles in AP style?

Below are a number of examples for composition titles in AP Style, Most websites and apps are capitalized without quotations. For example, “Farmville” and similar computer games apps are an exception and should be in quotes.

3. What is AP style and how can content writers and marketers use it?

But for content writers and content marketers who aren’t formally trained in AP style, mastering the 500-page book, which is updated annually can be a herculean undertaking. Fortunately, the nuts and bolts of AP style can be simplified into five main categories: numbers, dates, citations, capitalization, and headlines.

4. What titles should not be used in AP style?

Specific exceptions include Dr., Rep., Sen., Gov., Lt. Gov. and certain ranks in the military. These AP style titles should be abbreviated only when used directly before a name. Stories with U.S. datelines generally should not include U.S. before the titles of government officials.