Samantha Williams
12/14/2011
CMLT3030
Final Paper
How the film Yaaba Shows that Knowledge Belongs to Women
Yaaba, a film directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo, is the story of Yaaba, otherwise known as Sana,
an exiled woman, abandoned, mistreated and shrouded in
USING VERBS TO CREATE STRONG WRITING
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When my brother was asked by the local
When the local Rotary Club asked my brother
Rotary Club to speak to them about computer
to speak to them about computer programming,
programming, our entir
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DESIGNER
PUNCTUATION
My attitude toward punctuation is that it ought to be as conventional
as possible. The game of golf would lose a good deal if croquet mallets
and billiard cues were allowed on the putting green. . . .
Ernest Hemingway, A
DESIGNER PUNCTUATION
Conservatives consider the front-runner to be
a proabortion candidate. (per MerriamWebster)
You are almost halfway through this book. (per
Merriam-Webster)
Use a hyphen to avoid confusion or awkward
spellings.
The coach decided to re
DESIGNER PUNCTUATION
Numbers
A few rules guide the use of numbers in writing. In
journalistic writing, numbers are preferable to words
because they are easier to identify and read. However,
a number at the beginning of a sentence is always written as a wo
QUOTATION MARKS
NOTE: All the punctuation is inside the quotation
marks except the punctuation marks following the
tags.
Dialogue at a Glance
Tag following the quotation mark:
, said Rose.
? asked Rose.
! exclaimed Rose.
Tag preceding quotation:
.
Iris s
QUOTATION MARKS
5. a. Firewall, bandwidth, URLthese are some
of the technical terms youll learn in this class.
b. Firewall, bandwidth, URL these are some
of the technical terms youll learn in this class.
c. Firewall, bandwidth, URLthese are some
of the te
QUOTATION MARKS
Punctuating within
Quotation Marks
Here are the rules regarding the use of other punctuation marks and quotation marks.
Question marks, exclamation points, and dashes
go inside the quotation marks if they are part of
the quotation. If they
QUOTATION MARKS
Do not use quotation marks for paraphrases or
indirect quotations.
Examples:
I was sure Campbells had wanted a Tuesday
delivery.
I wondered when help would arrive.
The sign said that trespassing and hunting were
not allowed.
Use single quo
QUOTATION MARKS
PROBLEM
SOLUTION
The essay that won the prize was called
The essay that won the prize was called
The Entrepreneurial Life.
The Entrepreneurial Life.
Marty loved seafood, but he hadnt heard of
Marty loved seafood, but he hadnt heard of
tila
DESIGNER PUNCTUATION
A compound noun written as two words may come to be written as a hyphenated word and eventually become
a single word. For example, the word semicolon began as two separate words: semi colon. In the late 1950s, dictionaries began listi
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VERB TENSE
Language is fossil poetry.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet (18031882)
LESSON SU MMA RY
As the movers and shakers of language, verbs drive language
and give it life. They are the energetic part of speech. Because
they are so im
DESIGNER PUNCTUATION
Use parentheses to enclose information when
accuracy is essential.
The two sons of Richard Hannika (Scott and William) are sole heirs to his fortune.
We hereby agree to sell the heirloom for sixtythree dollars ($63.00).
Use parenthese
USING VERBS TO CREATE STRONG WRITING
When to Use Passive Voice
In addition to lacking life, the passive voice can also
signal an unwillingness to take responsibility for
actions or an intention to discourage questioning. The
following sentence illustrates
USING VERBS TO CREATE STRONG WRITING
PASSIVE VERBS
ACTIVE VERBS
I was taken to my rst horse
My grandfather took
show by my grandfather.
me to my rst horse show.
I was taught to sh by my mother almost
My mother taught me to sh almost
before I was taught to
VERB TENSE
Subjunctive Mood
When Tevya in Fiddler on the Roof sings, If I were a
rich man . . . , he uses the verb were to signal that he is,
in fact, not a rich man. Normally, the verb was would
be used with the subject I, but were serves a special
purpo
VERB TENSE
Problem
Solution
Wendy circles ve advertisements in last Sundays
newspaper. She had been looking for a job for three
months, and she is starting to get nervous about nding one. The money her mother had gave her was
starting to run out and she k
VERB TENSE
PRESENT TENSE
PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
PERFECT
PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
shows action
happening
now
shows action
continuing now
shows action
that began in
the past
shows action that
began in the past,
continues now
Activists lobby for
Activists are lobbyi
VERB TENSE
How Verb Tenses Convey Meaning
Managing verb tense carefully helps writers avoid the
confusion that comes with thoughtless use. These
examples illustrate how verb tense can completely
change the meaning of a sentence.
Example:
Beth discovered t
VERB TENSE
Last year, local ofcials cited [past] a manufacturing
company in our county for improperly disposing of
hazardous waste. The company ignored [past] the
action and continued [past] to dump its waste as
they had been doing [past perfect progressi
VERB TENSE
Practice
Circle the correct form of the verb in each of the following sentences. The answers can be found at the end
of the lesson.
1. Agnes (writes, wrote, written) in her diary every
day last week.
2. Mr. Marks has not (do, did, done) a very
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QUOTATION MARKS
I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright (18561950)
LESSON SU MMA RY
This lesson covers rules regarding the use of quotation marks,
both double and single. Although these m
APOSTROPHES AND DASHES
Problem
Solution
Marjorie is studying contemporary American history,
and she is most interested in the history of the 50s and
60s. Shes taken most of the classes offered by her colleges history department, and she has only one semes
APOSTROPHES AND DASHES
7. a. The citys mayor commended the surfers
heroic efforts to rescue two swimmers caught
in a dangerous rip tide.
b. The cities mayor commended the surfers
heroic efforts to rescue two swimmers caught
in a dangerous rip tide.
8. a.
COMMAS THAT SEPARATE
Practice
Choose the correctly punctuated version of each of the
following sets of sentences. Keep in mind what you
learned about commas in the previous lesson.
14. a. Oscars grocery list included bread, milk,
toothpaste, soap, dog foo
COMMAS THAT SEPARATE
Examples:
We moved from Fayetteville, North Carolina, on
May 16, 2005.
Since November 1994, Terry has lived at 654 36th
Street, Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dwana attended Drake University, in Des Moines,
Iowa, both fall 2004 and spring 2005.
C
COMMAS THAT SEPARATE
Examples:
I went to bed early last night; I felt rested this
morning.
The citys economic situation has improved;
however, there are still neighborhoods where
many people depend on the generosity of others in order to live.
Susan worke
COMMAS THAT SEPARATE
22. a. We will advertise our biggest sale of the decade
on June 21, 1997, the 25th anniversary of our
Grand Opening sale.
b. We will advertise our biggest sale of the decade
on June 21 1997, the 25th anniversary of our
Grand Opening s
COMMAS THAT SEPARATE
Problem
Solution
Dear Ms. Ames
I want to thank you for writing the recommendation letter. It was a very kind gesture. I also wanted to tell you
that Mr. Matthews the director of the camp offered me
the counselor job. I will work at Ca
USING VERBS TO CREATE STRONG WRITING
Other Life - Draining Verb
Constructions
If thought is a train, then verbs are the wheels that
carry the cargo along. The thought will move more
quickly if it is transported by many big, strong wheels.
Here are some co
