Description
It is partly the story of a teacher hitting a plateau in mid-career, deeply frustrated by the flatness of his students' writing, particularly as they struggled with more academic tasks. But it also tells the story of important but neglected research in sentence instruction, which Brandt revives, reinventing his instruction by explicitly teaching the possibilities of sentences.
In Between the Commas, he identifies three "pillars" of sentence instruction:
- Sentence Focus: Identifying the true subject of the sentence
- Sentence Development: Finding ways to expand and modify, "between the commas"
- Sentence Coherence: Connecting sentences to show the flow of thought.
At long last, sentence instruction that can really help young writers-and their teachers. Samples Preview sample pages from Between the Commas
Book Information
ISBN 9780325108209
Author Marty Brandt
Format Paperback
Page Count 184
Imprint Pearson
Publisher Pearson Education (US)
Weight(grams) 322g
Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 187mm * 13mm