BUKIDNON ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC SCHOOL (BUACS), Inc.

Impalambong, Malaybalay City

SY: 2021-2022

FIRST QUARTER LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET IN CREATIVE WRITING

TOPIC: (HAIKU) Poetic forms ACTIVITY SHEET NO: 5

I. LEARNING TARGET/OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to:
DO NOT ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
What is Haiku
What is the structure/pattern of Haiku
Create poem using the pattern of Haiku

II. DETAILED DISCUSSION

Kindly read the discussion thoroughly to understand the patterns and form of writing a
Haiku. Answer the activity and the reflection in a yellow sheet of paper.

III. CONTENT DISCUSSION

Poetic Form
A poetic form just refers to a type of poem that follows a particular set of rules, whether it be the
number of lines, the length or number of stanzas, rhyme scheme, subject matter, or really whatever
rule you can think of.

Haiku is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of
three phrases that contain a kireji, or "cutting word", 17 on (a type of Japanese phoneme) in a 5, 7, 5
pattern, and a kigo, or seasonal reference. However, modern haiku vary widely on how closely they
follow these traditional elements.
Haiku originated as an opening part of a larger Japanese poem, known as a renga. These haiku that
were written as an opening stanza were known as hokku and eventually writers began to write them
as their own stand-alone poems. Haiku was given its current name by the Japanese writer Masaoka
Shiki at the end of the 19th century.

Originally from Japan, haiku today are written by authors worldwide. Haiku in English and haiku in
other languages have their own styles and traditions while still incorporating aspects of the
traditional haiku form. Modern Japanese haiku (gendai-haiku) are also said to increasingly vary from
the tradition of 17 on or taking nature as their subject.

In Japanese, haiku are traditionally printed as a single line while haiku in English often appear as
three lines.

Examples:

In silence, alone,
I feel my heart and wonder
at the miracle.

Hate cannot exist

within the same moment
as a beautiful song.

Dancing on the wind,

happy feet above the earth.
Life is a playground.

1
 A lump of red clay
waiting for inspiration.
Naive hands reach out.

IV. ACTIVITIES Performance Task - 20 points

Construct your own haiku following the 5-7-5 syllables format. Do not forget to write your own title.

Title
____________________________

Line 1 (5 syllables)

____________________________________________________________________________________

Line 2 (7 syllables)

Line 3 (5 syllables)

V. SUMMARY
A haiku is a specific type of Japanese poem which has 17 syllables divided into three
lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Haikus or haiku are typically written on the subject of nature. The
word haiku (pronounced hahy-koo) is derived from the Japanese word hokku meaning
“starting verse.”

VI. RUBRIC
Content/Creativity- 10 pts
Organization/Grammar- 5 pts
Conventions- 5 pts
Over all = 20 pts
VII. REFLECTION
Haiku is said to be a poem about Nature. If you would create your own Haiku, what particular
part of the nature you would like to share? Why? Write at least 3-5 sentences.

VIII. REFERENCES
https://www.shmoop.com/literature-glossary/poetic-form.html