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What is Haiku Poetry?. "Haiku" is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. Haiku poems consist of 3 lines . The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables . The lines rarely rhyme. Haiku Poetry is. About a moment in daily life.
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"Haiku" is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. • Haiku poems consist of 3 lines. • The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. • The lines rarely rhyme. Haiku Poetry is..
About a moment in daily life. • Describes particular things, often two contrasting things. • Records a moment of enlightenment or sudden discovery about life. • Usually about a season of the year. Often contains a season word like frog for summer or willow for spring. Rules of Haiku
I am first with five Then seven in the middle -- Five again to end. • http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku.htm Reminder Haiku
Spring is in the Air By: Kaitlyn Guenther Spring is in the air Flowers are blooming sky highChildren are laughing http://www.dltk-holidays.com/spring/poem/mguenther-springisintheair.htm Example Poem
By: Ms. Mitchell I am brown and round I love to spin in my cage I have lots of fur What am I? Haiku
Free Verse-Poetry without a regular meter (think conversation). • Narrative-Poem that tells a story. • Epic-Long narrative poem, tells stories of a heroic character/deeds, and projects society values. • Ballad-Song, songlike poem that tells a story. • Lyric-Poem expressing feelings or thoughts of speaker vs. telling a story. Additional major forms of poetry.
Following this presentation you will.. • Get into groups. • Be given a topic. • Write a word list based on the topic. • View other groups word list (2 at a time). • Create your own haiku as a group. Group Task..
Create your own Who am I? Haiku. • Share with a classmate. Independent Practice
Elements of Language. Holt, Rinehart, & Winston. 2007. Pgs. 860, 863-864, 866, & 868 • http://www.dltk-holidays.com/spring/poem/mguenther-springisintheair.htm • http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku.htm • http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/seasonal-haiku-writing-poems-39.html?tab=4#tabs • http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=66778 • www2.scholastic.com/browse/search?query=haiku+poetry Resources