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Haiku Worksheet

Haiku is a form of unrhymed Japanese poetry with a 5-7-5 syllable structure. It aims to capture a single moment or feeling in a minimalist way. The document provides examples of haiku poems and instructs students to choose a topic, do a first draft, revise it based on peer feedback, and do a second draft. They are encouraged to use descriptive details to make their haiku come alive.

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Haiku Worksheet

Haiku is a form of unrhymed Japanese poetry with a 5-7-5 syllable structure. It aims to capture a single moment or feeling in a minimalist way. The document provides examples of haiku poems and instructs students to choose a topic, do a first draft, revise it based on peer feedback, and do a second draft. They are encouraged to use descriptive details to make their haiku come alive.

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Name:_________________

Date:_ ________________

"Worksheet: Haiku"
Haiku is a form of unrhymed poetry that comes from Japan. It uses
rhythm to make its point. The first and third lines each have five
syllables, and the middle line has seven syllables.
The object of Haiku is to capture a single moment in time, an object,
or a feeling, and present it to someone else exactly as you experience
it.
On sweet plum blossoms
The sun rises suddenly.
Look, a mountain path!
By Basho

From our barbeque


Drifts smells of the ancestors
Singing to my tongue.
By Kris Hill

Brainstorm
Choose a topic for your Haiku that you can describe and that made
your feel a strong emotion. Pretend you are there again and use the
brainstorm to describe what you hear, see, touch, smell, taste, and
feel. Use details to make your Haiku come alive.
Topic Ideas
Eating your favorite food
Fishing
Surfing
Looking at the stars
A noise in the dark
A pelican flying
A friend laughing
Getting in trouble
Your first school dance
A sleep over

First Draft
5 syllables________________________________________________
7 syllables________________________________________________
5 syllables _______________________________________________

"Worksheet: Haiku"

Name:_________________
Date:_ ________________

Revision
Choose three words to replace with more description.

1._________________

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2. _________________

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3._________________

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Suggestions from a Peer Editor


What is working? __________________________________________
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What can be improved? _____________________________________
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Second Draft
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"Worksheet: Haiku"

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