Compose the paper with an effective, clear thesis statement. The thesis will be the basis of your argument, and will therefore play a role in composing the paper's title.
Choose an active verb. If your persuasive paper is arguing for more recycling bins on a school campus, find a verb that links to your idea: Cleaning up Campus With Recycling Bins, Reducing Rubbish: Recycling on Campus, or Finding a Fiscal Solution to Campus Garbage. By beginning with a verb, readers are automatically thinking in an active, rather than passive, manner.
Integrate your main idea into the title. After you have chosen your verb, connect the verb to your main topic. When creating a title, readers should know the topic of your paper without guessing the entire scope of your argument.
Create a title with two sections. Ideally, it looks something like Going Green: Pragmatic Solutions to the Recycling Problem; or, Reduce Garbage and Increase Profit: Recycling as a Fundraising Effort. Follow MLA formatting for titles, which means capitalizing each first letter except for "articles, prepositions, or conjunctions." (Reference 1)