🌸 Part 1: Understanding Haiku Structure

WALT: Understand the structure and purpose of haiku poetry

1. A haiku poem has how many lines?

2 lines

3 lines

4 lines

5 lines

2. The syllable pattern for haiku is:

3-5-3

5-7-5

7-5-7

4-6-4

3. Read this haiku and count the syllables in each line:

Morning dew glistens
On the bright green summer grass
Birds sing their sweet song

Line 1: _____ syllables Line 2: _____ syllables Line 3: _____ syllables

4. What topics do haiku poems usually focus on? (Check all that apply)

Nature

Seasons

Video games

Weather

Animals

✏️ Part 2: Planning Your Haiku

5. Choose a nature topic for your haiku and brainstorm vivid words:

My topic: _________________________

Descriptive words and phrases about my topic:

6. Plan your haiku using the 5-7-5 pattern:

Line 1 (5 syllables): ________________________________

Line 2 (7 syllables): ________________________________

Line 3 (5 syllables): ________________________________

7. Write your final haiku here:

🧘 Part 3: Sun Salutations & Reflection

8. Draw yourself doing one sun salutation pose that helps you focus:

9. How did the sun salutations help you prepare for writing?

10. What I liked about writing haiku is:

Success Criteria - I can:

Identify the 5-7-5 haiku structure

Use vivid, descriptive words about nature

Write a complete haiku following the pattern

Use sun salutations to help me focus

Haiku Writing Workshop

Haiku Writing Workshop

🌸 Part 1: Understanding Haiku Structure

✏️ Part 2: Planning Your Haiku

🧘 Part 3: Sun Salutations & Reflection

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