For the Good of the Earth and Sun by Georgia Heard

For the Good of the Earth and Sun by Georgia Heard

Written for teachers at all levels, this book offers a method of teaching poetry that is intended to respect the intelligence and originality of both teacher and student. The text is supplemented by an anthology of poems, as well as examples of students' original work.

Georgia Heard continues to contribute a poet's ear and a teacher's know-how to every area of writing instruction as a writer, poet, and founding member of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. Heart Maps, her newest book, contains 20 multi-genre heart maps to assist students in writing with purpose and authenticity. Georgia, a pioneer in the use of heart maps to examine what we all store inside: feelings, passions, weaknesses, and wonderings, has spent decades helping students into more meaningful writing experiences. Listen to Georgia on The Heinemann Podcast discuss about heart mapping, and check out the Heart Maps Facebook page at www.facebook.com/groups/heartmaps. Georgia is the author of several books, including The Revision Toolbox, Second Edition, Discovering the Heart of Nonfiction, and Writing Toward Home, as well as Awakening the Heart, which was named one of the 12 Books Every Teacher Should Read by Instructor Magazine.

She is also the coauthor of Climb Inside a Poem, a curricular resource that focuses on how reading and producing poetry can assist teachers enhance young kids' language and literacy over the course of the year. Georgia worked as a Senior Staff Development in New York City schools for seven years at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. She is now touring the United States. as a consultant, visiting author, and keynote speaker in school systems and conferences all over the world.

Georgia is the coauthor of the professional titles Poetry Lessons to Meet the Common Core Standards and A Space for Wonder, as well as children's fiction such as Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems, in addition to her Heinemann professional publications. Georgia's Twitter handle is @GeorgiaHeard1, and her website is GeorgiaHeard.com. Check out her TEDx lecture on heart mapping, Mapping Your Heart.

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ISBN 13	9780435084950
ISBN 10	043508495X
Title	For the Good of the Earth and Sun
Author	Georgia Heard
Series	Heinemann Cassell Language And Literacy S
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pearson Education Limited
Year published	1989-06-30
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.