Haiku Lesson

Part B Which quotation from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

• “She felt so terrible that she returned the scrapbook quickly and ran to the bonsai garden with tears stinging her eyes.” (paragraph 18)

• “Mayuko realized that using her grandmother’s haiku had been a mistake, and now she needed a new project for school.” (paragraph 19)

• “Suddenly, her cousins burst outside with origami birds flying high. This gave Mayuko a great idea!” (paragraph 19)

• “‘Very nice, Mayuko,’ Miss Jennings said. ‘A small poem for a small tree, and the origami butterflies are wonderful!’” (paragraph 25)

What could you add to make this 5 syllables?

Rain Showers in _________

• April

• May

• September

• July

Which one is a haiku?

• What is a haiku?

• Green trees are pretty

  They help the enviroment

  do you like green trees?

• I love my cat

  Her name is Serinety

  She loves to cuddle

• Space is very cool

  It has a lot of planets

  Earth is my very favorite

What pattern does the Haiku follow?

• A four line poem that has 5 syllables in each line

• A three line poem that has 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 syllables in the last line

• A three line poem that has 7 syllables in the first line, 5 in the second line, and 7 in the last line

Which line is the longest in a haiku?

• Line 1

• Line 2

• Line 3

• The Lunch Line

How many lines does a Haiku have?

How many lines are there in Haiku?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 1

What is a Haiku?

• a German poem that contains 4 lines

• a poem that must rhyme

• a Japanese poem that does not have to rhyme

How many lines does a haiku have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many lines are in a haiku

• 7

• 3

• 5

• 2