Learning how to write a haiku
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand what a haiku is and how to write one.
Key learning points
- Haikus are short poems consisting of three lines.
- Haikus have a specific number of syllables in each line.
- A haiku is a traditional form of Japaense poetry that consists of three lines with a syllable count of 5-7-5.
- A haiku is traditionally written about nature.
Keywords
Haiku - a traditional form of Japanese poetry consisting of three lines with a specific syllable pattern (5-7-5), often focusing on nature and capturing a special moment
Syllables - a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound
Common misconception
Pupils may think that poems are punctuated like prose.
Teach pupils that different types of poetry follow different patterns. Punctuation is still used to help the reader and lines in poems often start with a capital letter.
Teacher tip
You may wish to provide the pupils with more examples of haikus to explore in LC1 in order to identify the set of rules.
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