How to Write a Haiku Poem

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How to Write aHaiku Poem
Title Slide

• Poetry made fun and easy!
• By Courtney Little

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What is a Haiku poem?
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• A Haiku poem has a specific form that needs to be
  followed to write in correctly
• It is easy and fun to write
• The poem does not have any rhyming words
• The number of syllables per line is all that
  matters, not the number of words

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Steps to write a Haiku Poem
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• Start by choosing a topic of interest
• The first line has five syllables
• The second line has seven syllables
• The third line has five syllables
• The forth and final line has five syllables
• Share and enjoy the poem you have written!

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What lines of the Haiku poem have five syllables?
Question Page

• The first, second, and third
• The second and third
• The first, third, and forth

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Correct Answer!

• The first, third, and forth lines of a Haiku
  poem all have five lines.

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Sorry, Wrong Answer!

• Review the steps to write a Haiku poem before
  returning to the question.

Line 1 5 syllables Line 2 7 syllables Line 3 5
syllables Line 4 5 syllables
Back to Question Click here!
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Bio Page

• This mini-lesson was created by Courtney Little
  as a part of Assignment 2 in my EDT347 course.
• For more information
• Contact me at courtney.little_at_wmich.edu