Awakening the Heart: Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School

by Georgia Heard

Overview

Fans of the best-selling For the Good of the Earth and Sun will applaud this sequel by beloved author Georgia Heard - an inspiring and practical handbook that celebrates the natural power of poetry to teach the essential tools of all writing.

Awakening the Heart explores how to cultivate the poet in every elementary and middle school student - through well-drawn examples, detailed exercises, creative projects, and down-to-earth classroom teachings. Along the way, we learn how to: create environments that encourage children to express their innate sense of wonder; introduce poetry that will engage them; and help children make the transition from reading and talking to writing.

Best of all, Awakening the Heart is filled with luminous poems - by children, famous poets, and Heard herself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780325000930
Publisher:	Heinemann
Publication date:	11/02/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	385,837
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	5 - 13 Years

About the Author

Georgia Heard has taught writing and poetry for over 25 years in urban, rural, and international classrooms. She was the 2023 recipient of NCTE’s prestigious Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her numerous other books for teachers include
Heart Maps, The Revision Toolbox, and Finding the Heart of
Nonfiction. The first edition of Awakening the Heart was heralded as one of “12 Books Every Teacher Should Read” by
Instructor Magazine. Georgia Heard received her M.F.A. in poetry from Columbia University and was a founding member of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project.

In addition to her Heinemann professional books, Georgia is the coauthor of the professional titles Poetry Lessons to Meet the Common Core Standards and A Place for Wonder, as well as children’s literature such as Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Poetry, Like Bread, Is for Everyone
Making a Poetry Environment: A Place Where Your Life Really Matters
Reading Poetry: Poems Keep Singing to You All Your Life
Writing Poetry: Where Does Poetry Hide?
Crafting Poetry: Toolboxes
Sharpening Our Outer and Inner Visions: Poetry Projects
Epilogue: Yourself as the Key

Editorial Reviews

Awakening the Heart is a stirring personal reminder that encouraging children to discover the words and images of their own lives, as we discover our own, is a crucial devotion. We all need such books as lanterns and guides.”–Naomi Shihab Nye

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