Write to the Core: Inspiring Young Writers through Mindfulness and Poetry

Laura Bean

doi:10.5771/9781475866261

Summary

Write to the Core is intended for those writing instructors who believe that students’ emotional lives are valid and welcome at school. The curriculum seamlessly integrates reading and writing tasks with mindfulness practices, so teachers with limited time can help students meet academic standards and build creative thinking skills, while at the same time fortifying their inner reserves and sense of community. Teaching self-awareness, emotional self-regulation, self-compassion and empathy not only prepares students to build more optimal relationships with themselves and their peers, but also with the craft of writing. Each lesson is centered around a poem and includes a short, guided awareness practice, text-dependent questions, and basic and intermediate level poem-writing worksheets that replicate the structure of the original work. A brief section on current research in neuroscience and positive psychology, as well as extension activities are also included.

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Edition: 1/2023
Copyright Year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4758-6624-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4758-6626-1
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 246
Product Type: Monograph

1. Dedication No access
2. Permissions No access
3. Contents No access
4. Foreword No access
5. Acknowledgments No access
6. Introduction No access
Chapter One. Becoming a Mindful Educator No access Pages 1 - 4
Chapter Two. Building Resiliency No access Pages 5 - 6
Chapter Three. Anatomy of a Mindful Writing Lesson No access Pages 7 - 10
1. Handout A. Cloze Listening Activity No access
2. Handout B. Text-Dependent Questions, Text Response, and Personal Reflection No access
3. Handout C. Text-Dependent Questions Answer Key and Sample Text Response No access
4. Handout D. Songwriting Play Sheet No access
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2. Handout B. Text-Dependent Questions, Text Response, and Personal Reflection No access
3. Handout C. Text-Dependent Questions Answer Key and Sample Text Response No access
4. Handout D. Basic Poem Writing Play Sheet No access
5. Handout E. Intermediate Poem Writing Play Sheet No access
6. Handout F. Advanced Poem Writing Play Sheet No access
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2. Handout B. Text-Dependent Questions, Text Response, and Personal Reflection No access
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4. Handout D. Basic Poem Writing Play Sheet No access
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6. Handout F. Advanced Poem Writing Play Sheet No access
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4. Handout D. Basic Prose Writing Play Sheet No access
5. Handout E. Intermediate Poem Writing Play Sheet No access
6. Handout F. Advanced Poem Writing Play Sheet No access
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6. Handout F. Advanced Poem Writing Play Sheet No access
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6. Handout F. Advanced Poem Writing Play Sheet No access
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6. Handout F. Advanced Poem Writing Play Sheet No access
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Culminating Activities No access Pages 235 - 238
Appendix. Curriculum Overview No access Pages 239 - 244
About the Author No access Pages 245 - 246