Writing and Understanding Poetry for Teachers and Students
A Heart's Craft
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Student & Student Life, Teaching, Teaching Methods
| Author: | Suzanne Keyworth, Cassandra Robison | ISBN: | 9781475814088 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | February 19, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Suzanne Keyworth, Cassandra Robison |
| ISBN: | 9781475814088 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publication: | February 19, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
