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Haiku Writing Worksheet

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Haiku Writing Worksheet

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🎵 Understanding Syllables and Planning Your Haiku

What is a syllable? A syllable is a beat or part you hear when you say a word. For example: sun (1 beat), gar-den (2 beats), but-ter-fly (3 beats).

1. Choose one seasonal or everyday observation to write about (rain on windows, magpies singing, playground sounds, etc.):
2. Planning Box - Write words and phrases about your observation:

What can you SEE?

What can you HEAR?

What can you FEEL or NOTICE?

✏️ Draft Your Haiku

Remember: A haiku has 3 lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern. Write about one clear moment.

3. Write your haiku draft:

Line 1 (5 syllables):

Syllable count: ____

Line 2 (7 syllables):

Syllable count: ____

Line 3 (5 syllables):

Syllable count: ____

👥 Peer Response and Final Reflection

4. Partner Feedback - Have a classmate read your haiku and answer:

What is the strongest image in this haiku?

Does the syllable pattern sound right when read aloud? Circle: YES / NO

If no, which line needs adjusting? ________________

5. Final Reflection:

My haiku's syllable pattern is: ____ - ____ - ____

One word I changed to improve my haiku was: ________________

I changed it because:

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