Teaching Writing
Between the Commas: A Conversation with Martin Brandt
Summary:
In this episode we discuss Martin's book, instructional strategies from the book, how he has developed as a teacher over the last 30 years, and teaching writing in general. Originally published on September 24, 2020Download | Subscribe: Apple / Android / Spotify
Martin Brandt is a high-school English teacher in San Jose, CA and a teacher-consultant with the San Jose Area Writing Project, as well as the author of Between the Commas: Sentence Instruction That builds Confident Writers (and Writing Teachers). In this episode we discuss Martin’s book, instructional strategies from the book, how he has developed as a teacher over the last 30 years, and teaching writing in general.
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