Can you Haiku?

Grade: 3rd

Learning outcomes:

A. Students will be able to identify all the parts that make up a haiku poem.

B. Students will be able to analyze haiku poems and analyze their underlying message.

C. Students will be able to analyze classical musical pieces and interpret their

meaning.

D. Students will be able to write a haiku poem.

E. Students will be able to provide and receive constructive criticism when it comes to

editing a rough draft.

F. Students will be able to use technology to create a final draft.

Standards:

Language Arts:

Reading Literature Standard 10: By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature,

including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity

band independently and proficiently. Recognize and begin to read documents written in

cursive.

Writing Standard 4: With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the

development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific

expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

Writing Standard 5: With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and

strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions

should demonstrate command of Language Standards 1-3 up to and including grade 3.)

Writing Standard 6:With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce

and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with

others.

Music

Strand: Respond (3.M.R.) Students will perceive and analyze artistic work and process.

They will interpret intent and meaning, and apply criteria to evaluate autistic work and

process.

Standard 3.M.R.4: Describe feelings or imagery conveyed by a music selection.

Standard 3.M.R.6: Explore/express feelings conveyed by a music selection through

movement or drawing.

Materials:

• Computer for teacher

• Computers for students

• Projector or smart board

• Power point or video on what Haiku Poems are.

• Example Haiku poems

• Matsuo Basho

An old silent pond…

A frog jumps into the pond,

 splash! Silence again.

• Natsume Soseki

Over the wintry

forest, winds howl in rage

with no leaves to blow.

• Matsuo Bashō

In the twilight rain

these brilliant-hued hibiscus -

A lovely sunset

• Masaoka Shiki

Toward those short trees

We saw a hawk descending

On a day in spring.

• 3 songs

• Chopin- Raindrop

• Rimsky, Korsavok- Flight of the bumblebee

• Debussy Consort- Stars

• Lined Paper

• Pencils

Lesson:
1. Students will each be given a sheet with 3 separate boxes. Each of the songs above

will be played. In each of the boxes on their sheet of paper they will write how the song

relates to the thing in nature it is representing. Such as the rhythm, beat, and choice of

instruments. Basically making a connection between the song and nature. After each

song there will be time for students to share their thoughts.

2. After reading the selected haiku poems, students will be shown the video/power point,

about what Haiku poems are and their origin. This will prepare students to write their

own. Make the connection about how these poems are short, yet the choice of

wording is important. Just like in music, the choice of instrument, the rhythm, etc is

important for the message it conveys and for how strong the message is. After the

video, students will be shown a couple more examples of haiku poems.

3. Students will then be instructed to create their own haiku poem. All the elements that

make up a haiku poem must be implemented. 3 lines. The first and last line are 5

syllables, and the middle line is 7 syllables. Making a total of 7 syllables.

4. After creating their rough draft, all of the poems will be collected and redistributed.

Each student will have someone else’s poem and make suggestions that would

enhance it, and spelling corrections, etc. The poem will be given back to the owner.

5. The owner will make any changes they decide to. And then type up their final draft.

Final drafts will be printed off.

6. Students will each read their final draft to the class. Demonstrating their skills to read

poems using emotion in their voice. While also practicing their performance skills .