Haiku is a traditional Japanese poetry form consisting of 3 lines with a 5-7-5 syllable structure. The document provides information on what haiku is, how to count syllables, tips for writing haiku including an example, instructions for students to write their own "What am I?" haiku describing something and having classmates guess what it is based on the clues in the haiku. Students are then instructed to write and share their own haiku in the discussion board and poetry anthology.

1. Haiku

2. What is Haiku?
 Haiku" is a traditional form of Japanese poetry.
 Haiku poems consist of 3 lines.
 The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. The lines
rarely rhyme.
http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku.htm

3. Haiku and Syllables
 A syllable is a part of a word pronounced as a chunk of the word.
 You have learned about syllables your whole education.
 Ex) Cat- only has one chunk of sound making it a one syllable word.
 The word "Haiku" has two syllables: Hai-ku

4. How to make a Haiku
 Haiku poetry has very specific rules that it follows in order to be a Haiku.
 Here is a tip from kidpoetry.com to help you remember:
 Here's a Haiku to help you remember:
 I am first with five
Then seven in the middle --
Five again to end.

5. Your turn to write a Haiku
 Today you are going to write a Haiku in your Poetry Anthology.
 This Haiku can be thought of like a riddle.
 Think of this poem as a riddle that answers the question “What Am I?”

6. What am I? Haiku
 You are going to write a Haiku to describe something, anything you want!
 You will post your Haiku in the Discussion Board (and also write it in your anthology).
 Your fellow classmates will then attempt to guess what you were describing after reading you
Haiku in our Class Discussion Board.

7. In your Poem
 You will need to
follow the rules of
Haiku.

8. Examples
 Here are two examples of "What am I?" Haikus:
Green and speckled legs,
Hop on logs and lily pads
Splash in cool water.
Who am I???

9. Work Time!
 Go ahead and start writing!
 This will go in your anthology and also be posted into our class discussion board!
 Don’t forget to have fun!!!