Haiku

Haiku

Lesson Aims

• Student can create a simple Haiku

• Student understands what a syllable is

• Student understands the 5/7/5 syllable rule

What is a haiku?

• Poetry

• Describing the beauty of nature

• Over the wintry

  Forest, winds howl in rage

  With no leaves to blow.

  
  

Rules of Haiku

• First line 5 syllables

• Second line 7 syllables

• Third line 5 syllables

What is a syllable?

• Lettergreep

• Cut the word into pieces.

• Syl | la | ble

Are these Haikus correct?

• love between us is like

  speech and breath. loving you is

  a long river running on.

  
  

• An old silent pond

  A frog jumps into the pond—

  Splash! Silence again.

  
  

• Autumn moonlight-

  a worm digs silently

  into the brown chestnut.

Make your own Haiku

• 15 minutes

• On your own

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Did you reach the lesson Aims?

• Student can create a simple Haiku

• Student understands what a syllable is

• Student understands the 5/7/5 syllable rule