diff --git a/examples/axes_grid1/README.txt b/examples/axes_grid1/README.txt
index e9afa00b9a72..42cc4b5af75c 100644
--- a/examples/axes_grid1/README.txt
+++ b/examples/axes_grid1/README.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 .. _axes_grid1-examples-index:
 
-axes_grid1
-==========
+The axes_grid1 module
+=====================
diff --git a/examples/axisartist/README.txt b/examples/axisartist/README.txt
index dc7c87d3a608..6cc9325d1027 100644
--- a/examples/axisartist/README.txt
+++ b/examples/axisartist/README.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 .. _axisartist-examples-index:
 
-axisartist
-==========
+The axisartist module
+=====================
diff --git a/examples/pyplots/README.txt b/examples/pyplots/README.txt
index 30c7d60fdb36..ff10c9fd6b1a 100644
--- a/examples/pyplots/README.txt
+++ b/examples/pyplots/README.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 .. _pyplots_examples:
 
-pyplot
-======
+The pyplot module
+=================
diff --git a/examples/specialty_plots/README.txt b/examples/specialty_plots/README.txt
index d186022d93db..fc1bf44d3b92 100644
--- a/examples/specialty_plots/README.txt
+++ b/examples/specialty_plots/README.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 .. _specialty_plots_examples:
 
-Specialty Plots
+Specialty plots
 ===============