Writing and Understanding Poetry for Teachers and Students: A Heart's Craft

Writing and Understanding Poetry for Teachers and Students: A Heart's Craft
ISBN-10
1475814089
ISBN-13
9781475814088
Category
Education
Pages
185
Language
English
Published
2015-02-19
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Authors
Suzanne Keyworth, Cassandra Robison

Description

Grounded in craft, this book was composed on three premises: That the study and modeling of great poems is integral to understanding poetry and learning to write poems, that scaffolded learning builds a writer’s and a reader’s confidence and knowledge base and increases learning, and that teachers and facilitators of poetry can and should build learning environments we call “our hearts in a safe place.” Each chapter contains an introduction to a main focus, new terms, a model poem, an explication, short prompts heuristic to each chapter’s focus, and a model exercise. Student poem samples are included in each chapter. The last chapter discusses syllabi, portfolios and alternate grading. A Heart’s Craft differs from other poetry” how to books” because it combines art with pedagogy in a unique and effective fashion.

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