Teaching the Craft of Writing from the Sentence Up

Heights teacher, Joe Breslin, discusses the problems with the contemporary approach to writing, and offers his strategy for raising craftsmen of letters.  By turning your classroom into a workshop, you can engage your boys and train them in the arts of observation and effective communication.

Resources Mentioned in Podcast:

Joe Breslin’s webinar on The Heights Academy: Writing From the Sentence Up

Joe Breslin

About the guest:

Joe Breslin


Joseph is a fifth grade homeroom teacher at The Heights School. He graduated from the Heights in 2001, and attended Franciscan University of Steubenville. He and his lovely wife Elizabeth have three sons, Julian Reuel, Ignatius James, and Benedict Lawrence. Joseph has been the Heights' head varsity wrestling coach since 2013. His original stories and reflections can be found at joeybreslinwrites.com.

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