THEME: Painting with Haiku LESSON TOPIC: Creating Haiku Poetry OBJECTIVES: Language:
Students will be able to define what a Haiku is. Students will be able to write in pairs and individually their own Haiku
Content:
Students will learn what Haiku is; Students will learn 5-7-5 syllable structure of Haiku Students will create a traditional Haiku
LEARNING STRATEGIES:
Video on Haiku Image Pool Activity Fish Bowl Activity
MOTIVATION:
(Building background) Students will watch to videos about haiku. As a whole class, students will discuss the various elements presented in the videos
PRACTICE AND APPLICATION: (Meaningful activities, interaction, strategies, practice and application, feedback)
As a whole class, students give words related to the theme of birthday. Students can use the visual provided to find words. Individually, students create a Haiku using the pool of words. In pairs, students pick a nature related word from the fish bowl. Students work with a partner to create their authentic haiku. Students present their haiku to the class.
EXTENSION:
Students will be asked to write a haiku about the nature at their house or in their town.
(Reproduction of this material is restricted to use with Echevarria, Vogt, and Short, 2008. Making Content Comprehensible for English Learners: The SIOP Model.)