{"product_id":"between-the-commas-sentence-instruction-that-builds-confident-writers-and-writing-teachers-9780325108209","title":"Between the Commas: Sentence Instruction That Builds Confident Writers (and Writing Teachers)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor too long, sentence instruction has been heavy on correctness and terminology (as in \"mind your grammar\") and light on play and experimentation. Or it has been abandoned altogether. In this lively book, Marty Brandt sets out to change all that.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt 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 \u003cem\u003epossibilities\u003c\/em\u003e of sentences. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBetween the Commas\u003c\/em\u003e, he identifies three \"pillars\" of sentence instruction: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Sentence Focus: Identifying the true subject of the sentence \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Sentence Development: Finding ways to expand and modify, \"between the commas\" \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Sentence Coherence: Connecting sentences to show the flow of thought. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo help his students understand these concepts, Brandt invents his own terms--the Dime- Dropper, Smack-Talker, ingBomb, Sentence Wannabe, and the Not\/But--to describe key moves a writer can make, illustrating them with both student and professional examples. The book is also filled with practical exercises in sentence manipulation that can be used directly in your classroom or modified for your students. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt long last, sentence instruction that can really help young writers--\u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e their teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e https: \/\/samplechapters.heinemann.com\/between-the-commas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin Brandt teaches English at San Jose's Independence High School, a large urban school with a diverse student population. He is a teacher consultant with the San Jose Area Writing Project and former winner of the California Teachers of English Award for Classroom Excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Heinemann Educational Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528579977490,"sku":"9780325108209","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0426ab8e-e0c9-4654-b20c-250edbfcdc2f.jpg?v=1731331771","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/between-the-commas-sentence-instruction-that-builds-confident-writers-and-writing-teachers-9780325108209","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}