This is an easy outline for your students to follow to help them in planning their own haiku peom.

1. Haiku Planning Page
First, think of a topic that interests you (nature, people, food).
Close your eyes and picture this moment and everything around you.
Below, write down what you see and hear.
What are you describing? ______________________
Write down what you ‘see’ and ‘hear’:
See ___________________________________________
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Hear ___________________________________________
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Now, think of how you can describe this without using pronouns.
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Finally, fit it into three lines with the right amount of syllables:
______________________ title
_______________________________________ 5 syllables
_______________________________________ 7 syllables
_______________________________________ 5 syllables
Example: Trees
Beautiful and bold
Providing shade and shelter
Brilliant fall colors
Once you have edited, write your final copy and illustrate.

2. ______________________
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