Heart Maps 

WHAT IS A HEART MAP?:  A heart map is a text that uses multiple modes (e.g. print, image, color, symbols, etc.) to articulate the things at the center of your heart. Heart mapping is a way to notice how who we are can be implicated in what we write, how we engage in the world (at school, home, etc.), and the values, people, memories, and things that we hold most dear. It's an excellent way to start conversations with students and help them to see how their lives  stories.

Use the questions in the guide as a starting place, but take it where you want to!

LEARN MORE ABOUT HEART MAPS:  

• Heart Mapping at Home: Meaningful, Authentic Writing - is a resource that gives an overview of heart maps and shows examples of different kinds of heart maps

• Heart Mapping and Writing - presented by Georgia Heard - is a heart mapping handout with directions to follow, a heart map template, and a list of questions to get you started.

• How to Make a Heart Map - Georgia Heard - a YouTube video of Georgia Heard (inventor of Heart Maps) describing how to create a heart map