Spelling and other matters of writing well are addressed. There are many ways to write excellent haiku. Prewriting lesson, with Montage poems as examples and inspiration. Chalkboard, and writing materials for the students.
A writing notebook for each student is a good idea in general. The Adaptations section of this prewriting lesson also includes ideas for making the lesson shorter or longer. Ask them to copy this theme in their writing notebooks, to help organize their notes. Discuss the five senses with the class. Ask students for examples from their everyday lives, and write a few on the board next to each sense. Then ask the students to write one or two examples for each sense in their notebooks. Explain that these notes will be useful in writing poems.
These haiku are selected to give the students examples of how different senses are represented in haiku, and how their inclusion makes the poems better. They also show that haiku are written in different ways three lines, one line, etc. Read the poems to the class one at a time, at a slow pace. The slow pace is to model the value of each word, and to give the students time to connect with the haiku.
Then ask for student volunteers to read the poem a second time, before continuing with another poem. Reading along silently is fine as well. Discuss the haiku with the students, with a special focus on the senses. Ask the students to select one or more haiku from the board to copy in their notebooks, including the name of the author and birth year after his name.
This will reinforce the importance of references, and add to their sense of accomplishment, when they write their names after their poems third lesson in this plan. Vocabulary words from the class discussion can also be noted and written, so students can refer to their list when writing their own haiku.
Tell the students the next lesson will be about writing their haiku, from their everyday lives, and including one or more of the senses in their poems e. At this time, please ask them to jot down a few of their ideas. Each student now has a personal written record from this pre-writing Haiku Lesson, to help them begin to write their own haiku in the next lesson. The main idea is that this pre-writing lesson generates a written record to serve as a prompt in Lesson Two.
If six examples of haiku are too many for this lesson, please select the poems you feel will best resonate for your students. The idea is simply to provide good models of haiku which include one or more senses. The students will also see clearly that these poems are brief.
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She discusses the senses, and what haiku means to her life; as do other poets in this archive. If a student seems to connect especially with one of the poets, more of their work is available in the Montage galleries here at the foundation website. The Haiku Registry is another resource on this site. All of the poetry collections included are international. Peer tutoring and small group work are additional options to help the students feel more prepared for the next writing lesson.
For students who are not confident at writing, assure them that haiku may be dictated as well. The goal is to keep the focus on haiku, and not let other skill areas — as important as they are — cause students to enjoy poetry less. Provide positive and corrective feedback in a conversational way. The overall goal is for the students to connect haiku with their everyday lives, so beginning to write flows naturally in their own words.
We provide suggestions for grading their poems at the end of Lesson Three. Using their notes from Lesson One, students write a practice haiku of their own. Students write individual haiku, with guidance from the teacher and class discussion. Begin with a review of Lesson One, including a list of the five senses and examples. If possible, keep the haiku from Lesson One on the board, or rewrite a few poems on the board, so students can refer to both the board and their notes.
Read each haiku again for the students. Ask the students to reread silently the haiku they selected from the previous lesson, from their notes. Ask for a few volunteers to read a favorite haiku aloud and say why the poem spoke to them. What sense was highlighted especially in the haiku? The students have now seen that words can be put together to create haiku. Ask the students to share what they wish to write about in their haiku.
Write vocabulary words from this discussion on the board. Ask the students to write one haiku, including one or two of the five senses. Tell them the idea at this stage is to simply put their words down on paper, as practice haiku. Also, remind them that these rough drafts will not be graded — that the next lesson will focus on revisions, after they have had some time to think about their haiku.
Haiku Writing Plan for Grades 1 – 2
The main objective is for them to begin writing haiku. Provide prompts and guidance as needed, so each student has a poem to revise in the next lesson. Other ideas and methods from your Language Arts Curriculum may apply, and we look forward to learning from you. Students may work in pairs or small groups, as an intermediate step to writing individual haiku.
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Perhaps a parent volunteer may be able to assist the teacher and listen to students think through what they wish to say, and help them include one of the senses in their poems. Some students may need to dictate their haiku at first. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jun 18, Breslin White rated it it was amazing.
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Many of these haiku are based around winter. The poet has granted us a very impressive collection of nothing but haiku.
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I have rarely found a better haiku writer. Linkypie rated it it was amazing Oct 26, Stephanie rated it really liked it Feb 26, Margaret Gibbs rated it it was amazing Dec 14, Carmen marked it as to-read Dec 24, Marvin Turl is currently reading it Mar 10, There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Adriana Dascalu is a Romanian writer published both in the U. Besides reading classic poetry and all sorts of fiction she also has a deep fascination for mythology and folklore. She loves photography, travels and she hyperventilates while trying to understand cultural aspects of different civilizations and uncover all the secrets of the Universe.
When not online or lost in day-dreami Adriana Dascalu is a Romanian writer published both in the U. When not online or lost in day-dreaming, she sometimes remembers to write. Books by Adriana Dascalu.