Haiku-Teaching-Powerpoint grade 7 .pptx

Haiku-Teaching-Powerpoint

1. Writing Haiku

2. Aim T o r e c ognise the f e atu r e s of h a i k u p o e m s.

3. What is a Haiku? Haiku doesn’t rhyme. 5 syllables in first line 7 syllables in middle line 5 syllables in final line A form of poetry from Japan with a very short lines and with a specific pattern Usually has to do with nature. Consist of three lines. Its name is generally translated as “good words”.

4. Example of Haiku An old silent pond,
A frog jumps into the pond,
Splash! Silence again. What makes this a Haiku ? Haiku has 3 lines. (1) (2) (3) Haiku has a specific syllable patterns. 5 syllables in first line. 7 syllables in second line. 5 syllables in third line.

5. Lively children play among the cherry blossoms in the old graveyard.

6. After coming out to close the gate, I end up listening to frogs.

7. Sensory Details in Haiku Poetry The poem describes what can be seen , heard , smelled , tasted or felt . Sensory details can create a specific mood or feeling in the poem.

8. Example of sensory details in Haiku poems The smell of roses
Sweet and fragrant in the breeze,
A garden in bloom.

9. Summer Let’s have a go! How can we write a haiku? holiday hot beach sunshine flowers ice-cream sw i m m ing f u n games warm sea s a nd First, we need to choose a theme.

10. Summer Next, we choose two or three ideas which will flow together. hot holiday beach sunshine flowers ice-cream sea sw i m m ing f u n games warm sand

11. Summer Holidays are here. We can go to the sea side. Hot sand and the cool sea. Now we have our ideas, let’s try to fit them into the 5-7-5 syllable format. You might have to alter words or phrases slightly fit the pattern.

12. Let’s have a go! You could write a haiku about the seasons, or about an animal or plant. The choice is yours!

13. How many lines does Haiku have? Three

14. How many syllables are there in each line? 5-7-5

15. Haiku is generally translated as? Good words