Series: Basic Cozy Punctuation Course

Great video lecture!

08/05/2009

~ brittanie

This is a wonderful lesson on how to use brackets. Brackets are used 4 ways: to add clarifying words to a quotation, to correct errors within a quotation, to set aside extra facts within parentheses, and to enclose stage directions in play scripts.

For example, when the word "sic" is enclosed by brackets within a quotation or sentence, it means that the word or phrase before it is incorrect or spelled, and it is not a transcription error.

It's exciting to finally understand why [sic] sometimes shows up in documents with misspelled words; the author is trying to reproduce the quote verbatim and not ruin the original copy even though it is wrong.

Below are the descriptions for each of the lessons included in the series:

• Introduction to Basic Punctuation

  The Basic Cozy Punctuation Course®

  Introduction

  History and Purpose of Punctuation Marks

  Setting: Beach House

  "Now, I'm sure you've wondered what all these dots, lines, and squiggles mean; and, if not what they mean, then at least how or when to use them correctly. Using correct punctuation can seem a bit daunting - even experts and publishers don't always agree - but don't worry because in this course I am presenting the most basic and cozy ways to use punctuation marks."

  As Marie heads into the beach house to prepare for the day's learning adventures, she explains that the purpose of punctuation is clarity of meaning; and, that punctuation was invented to imitate the pauses and vocal inflections in speech. She demonstrates how difficult writing would be to interpret without punctuation marks. She says that punctuation marks are used in two ways: at the end of sentences, and within sentences; and, that it's the punctuation within sentences that most confuses people.

  As she stows her fishing rod, library books, and blackberry bucket in the back of her vintage El Camino she says, "I've tried to simplify punctuation for you by equating punctuation marks to traffic signs. Think of punctuation marks as the traffic signs of writing. Just as traffic signs guide drivers, so punctuation marks guide readers and writers. As an added learning aid I will be sharing short poems about each punctuation mark. Now, I have a number of things to do today so let's hop into my trusty Camino and talk about punctuation as we go." As she buckles up she explains that at the end of each lesson she will refer the viewer to the workbook so they can complete the companion exercises, and check their work with the answer key. "Here we go!"

  Featured Music
  Andante and Variations in E flat (Mozart)
  Goldberg Variation 5 (Bach)

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 1: End of Sentence Punctuation

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 2: How and When to use Periods

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 3: How and When to use Commas

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 4: How to Use Exclamation Marks

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 5: How to Use Quotation Marks

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 6: How to Use Apostrophes

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 7: How & When to Use Colons

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 8: How & When to Use Semicolons

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 9: How & When to Use Hyphens

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 10: How & When to Use Dashes

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 11: How to Use Parentheses

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 12: How & When to Use Brackets

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 13: How & When to Use Slashes

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 14: Interrobang

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

• Basic Punctuation 15: Common Confusions

  This lesson is excerpted from the Basic Punctuation course. The full course was created by and is available from Splashes from the River. You can check out this and other courses from Splashes at www.splashesfromtheriver.com.

Supplementary Files:

• Once you purchase this series you will have access to these files:
• Lesson_1_-_Period__Question_Mark__Exclamation_Mark.pdf
• Lesson_1_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_2_-_Period.pdf
• Lesson_2_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_3_-_Comma.pdf
• Lesson_3_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_4_-_Exclamation_Mark.pdf
• Lesson_4_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_5_-_Quotation_Marks.pdf
• Lesson_5_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_6_-_Apostrophe.pdf
• Lesson_6_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_7_-_Colon.pdf
• Lesson_7_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_8_-_Semicolon.pdf
• Lesson_8_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_9_-_Hyphen.pdf
• Lesson_9_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_10_-_Dash.pdf
• Lesson_10_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_11_-_Parentheses.pdf
• Lesson_11_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_12_-_Bracket.pdf
• Lesson_12_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_13_-_Slash.pdf
• Lesson_13_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_14_-_Interrobang.pdf
• Lesson_14_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf
• Lesson_15_-_Common_Confusions___Conclusion.pdf
• Lesson_15_-_Answer_Key_-_Punctuation.pdf