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For the Good of the Earth and Sun Teaching Poetry

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ISBN-10: 043508495X

ISBN-13: 9780435084950

Edition: 1989

Authors: Georgia Heard, Lucy McCormick-Calkins

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Intelligent, respectful, and beautifully written, this book bypasses lesson plans and gimmicks and gets to the heart of what writing poetry is all about . . . - The Writing Teacher For the Good of the Earth and Sun is for teachers at all levels, especially for those teachers who feel anxious about introducing poetry to students. Georgia Heard offers a method of teaching poetry that respects the intelligence of students and teachers and that can build upon their basic originality. She explores poetry from the inside as it is: a powerful and necessary way of looking at the world, and one of mankind's most durable inventions. Her book provides detailed, organized information so that…    
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Book details

List price: $36.05
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 6/30/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 188
Size: 6.80" wide x 8.80" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

As a writer, a poet, and a founding member of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Georgia Heard continues to bring a poet's ear and a teacher's know-how to every aspect of writing instruction. Her latest books, The Revision Toolbox, Second Edition and Finding the Heart of Nonfiction, take their place alongside essential resources such as the Heinemann titles Writing Toward Home; and Awakening the Heart - which Instructor Magazine called one of its 12 Books Every Teacher Should Read. Georgia is also a member of Heinemann Professional Development Services. At the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Georgia worked for seven years as Senior Staff Developer in New York…