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Review of Punctuation Course by:
RESOURCE LINKS MAGAZINE
CONNECTING CLASSROOMS, LIBRARIES & CANADIAN
LEARNING RESOURCES
Volume 10 - Number 1 - October 2004
THE BASIC COZY PUNCTUATION COURSE
Rackham, Marie
Splashes From The River, Inc.
2 DVDs - 89 pg. Workbook
In acknowledging that there is no absolute agreement
on the correct or preferred use of many punctuation marks, this 2 DVD
and workbook course introduces the listener/reader to the basic ways
to use punctuation. The author's "cozy" approach to
teaching the uses of punctuation is perfectly captured by her words,
"Punctuation marks are language traffic signs/ They tell you when
to start and stop/Or how to read the lines".
The author employs humorous short poems to convey
the essentials of what the "dots, lines and squiggles" mean
and how they are used. The filmed tutorials, set in the Campbell
River area on Vancouver Island, feature colourful graphics and
classical music to set a relaxed mood for learning the punctuation
basics. One of the lessons discusses discrepancies in uses of
punctuation signs and emphasizes clarifying meaning and preventing
misunderstanding through the use of punctuation. Lessons deal
with periods, commas, exclamation marks, quotation marks, apostrophes,
colons, semicolons, hyphens, dashes, parentheses, brackets, and
slashes. Each lesson includes exercises and answer keys. Appendices
cover capitalization, italics, and a glossary of terms.
The course is useful for classroom settings, private
tutoring, home schooling, adult basic education and by anyone who
wants to improve their use of punctuation.
Thematic Links:
English language - Punctuation;
Language Arts - Elementary;
Language Arts - Secondary
Reviewer - C. Lyn Currie
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