Hull Fair Haiku Creative Writing 10/10/05

Aims – by the end of the session you will be able to: explain the meaning of the word syllable Understand the form of a Japanese Haiku poem Find some appropriate adjectives for the theme of Hull Fair and know how many syllables they contain Write a Haiku poem to reflect the atmosphere of Hull Fair Research the Hull project if time allows

What is a syllable? In pairs, look in a dictionary and find the word ‘syllable’ Write down the definition of the word syllable Feed back to the whole group

‘A syllable is a beat in a word’ Definition ‘A syllable is a beat in a word’

Japanese Haiku A form of Japanese poetry Written in a very set pattern of 3 lines There are 17 syllables in all In the 1st row there are 5 syllables In the 2nd row there are 7 syllables In the 3rd row there are 5 syllables Each Haiku poem usually contains a ‘Kigo’ or season word to indicate which in which season the poem was set

Autumn evenings beckoning, Excitement starts here! Example Roll up to Hull Fair, Autumn evenings beckoning, Excitement starts here!

In small groups: Think of some adjectives to describe Hull fair, using the photographs as a stimulus for discussion (you can use a thesaurus to help you) Write them down in a list Work out how many syllables each adjective contains Write them down on the worksheet Use the adjectives to write a Japanese Haiku on Hull Fair

You should now be able to: Explain the meaning of the word syllable Understand the form of a Japanese Haiku poem Find some appropriate adjectives for the theme of Hull Fair and know how many syllables they contain Write a Haiku poem to reflect the atmosphere of Hull Fair Research the Hull project if time allows Think about what you have learnt and record on to your record sheets