What Is a Haiku?
Think about:
Haiku poems are a�traditional Japanese art form.
What do you notice about these poems?
Winter is coming.
Snow will be arriving soon.
We should rake the leaves.
My two plum trees are
So gracious. See, they flower.
One now, one later.
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What Is a Haiku?
natural theme
Final line is a comment or observation on the theme.
5 syllables�in first line�
7 syllables�in middle line�
5 syllables�in final line
Winter is coming.
Snow will be arriving soon.
We should rake the leaves.
Three lines in each poem.
My two plum trees are
So gracious. See, they flower.
One now, one later.
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swing
kitty
September
thunderstorm
Syllables are the separate beats/parts of words.
Clap them out as you say them if it helps.
Can you work out how many syllables are in these words?
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swing
kitty
September
thunderstorm
swing
kit • ty
Sep • tem • ber
thun • der • storm
one syllable
two syllables
three syllables
three syllables
Can you work out how many syllables are in these words?
Syllables
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Haiku Rules
Three lines in each poem.
5 syllables in first line
7 syllables in middle line
5 syllables in final line
Final line is a comment or observation on the theme.
natural theme
First, we need to choose a theme.
How can we write a haiku?
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Our haiku doesn’t have to be about seasons or nature but I want to write mine about summer.
Summer
hot
sunshine
flowers
holiday
beach
ice cream
games
sea
swimming
warm
fun
sand
How can we write a haiku?
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Summer
hot
sunshine
flowers
holiday
beach
ice cream
games
sea
swimming
warm
fun
sand
Next, I’ll choose�two or three ideas�which will flow�together.
hot
beach
sea
How can we write a haiku?
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How can we write a haiku?
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Haiku Rules
Three lines in each poem.
5 syllables in first line
7 syllables in middle line
5 syllables in final line
Final line is a comment or observation on the theme.
natural theme
Now we have our ideas, let’s try to fit them into the 5-7-5 syllable format.
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My haiku doesn’t fit the 5-7-5 syllable format. Can you help me to rewrite the parts that I have crossed out?
What do you think of my haiku so far?�What do you notice about it?
How can we write a haiku?
Holidays are coming�
We can go to the beach�
Hot sand is next to the sea
Summer
Holidays are here�
We can go to the sea side�
Hot sand and the sea
Summer
5
5
7
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How can we write a haiku?
You could write your haiku about the seasons or about an animal or plant.
The choice is yours!
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