Haiku Directions
- The haiku must be handwritten on the
handout provided by Mr. Wood. If it can
not be read, a word processed version will
have to be stapled to your handwritten version.
-A haiku is a minimalist, contemplative piece
of poetry from Japan that emphasizes nature, color, season, contrasts, and surprises.
-Haikus are constructed of 3 lines of verse
that total 17 syllables distributed in
a 5, 7, and 5 syllable pattern.
Haiku Pattern
Line 1 = 5 syllables
Line 2 = 7 syllables
Line 3 = 5 syllables
Total = 17 syllables
-Each sentence must be able to stand on its own. Thus a sentence can not end with “has” or “is” because then the sentences are dependant.
Bad Haiku:
Cartman is a big
fat tub of lard that hates small
people who talk loud
-The haiku MUST be about the
particular unit you are studying
at the time the haiku is assigned.
EXAMPLE Haiku:
Line 1: A / T / P / to / heat (5 syllables)
*The slash marks (/) separate the syllables
Line 2: In / the / Mi / to / chon / dri / on
(7 syllables)
Line 3: Through / the / Krebs / Cy / cle
(5 syllables)
- Your haiku must have at least
three (3) highlighted vocab terms.
ATP Haiku
ATP to heat
In the mitochondrion
Through the Krebs Cycle
3 Vocab Terms
- Each vocab term must to be
defined under the haiku.
- The terms in the vocab section
must be highlighted.
Vocabulary:
1. ATP: Adenosine triphosphate. A principle compound that living things use to store energy.
2. Mitochondrion:
-A 3-5 sentence explanation follows the definitions demonstrating how the haiku shows an understanding of the topic.
Explanation: ATP is produced in cell
organelles called mitochondrion. In side
of the mitochondrion a chemical reaction is occurring called the Krebs Cycle that uses glucose to make ATP. The ATP is used by
cells to do work that in turn produces
heat which is measured as calories.
Steps for writing
a haiku:
1. Pick a topic = Line 1
2. Find two facts
about the topic.
3. Those two facts become lines 2 and 3
- To get the handout to write the
Haiku on you must present a rough
draft to Mr. Wood during office hours.
- If it is an extra credit Haiku, obtain book pages/section from Mr. Wood to write the poem about before you produce the rough draft.