Hull Fair HaikuHull Fair Haiku

Creative WritingCreative Writing

10/10/0510/10/05

Aims – by the end of the Aims – by the end of the session you will be able to:session you will be able to: explain the meaning of the word explain the meaning of the word

syllablesyllable Understand the form of a Japanese Haiku Understand the form of a Japanese Haiku

poempoem Find some appropriate adjectives for the Find some appropriate adjectives for the

theme of Hull Fair and know how many theme of Hull Fair and know how many syllables they containsyllables they contain

Write a Haiku poem to reflect the Write a Haiku poem to reflect the atmosphere of Hull Fairatmosphere of Hull Fair

Research the Hull project if time allowsResearch the Hull project if time allows

What is a syllable?What is a syllable?

In pairs, look in a In pairs, look in a dictionary and find dictionary and find the word ‘syllable’the word ‘syllable’

Write down the Write down the definition of the definition of the word syllableword syllable

Feed back to the Feed back to the whole groupwhole group

DefinitionDefinition

‘A syllable is a beat in a word’

Japanese HaikuJapanese Haiku

A form of Japanese poetryA form of Japanese poetry Written in a very set pattern of 3 lines Written in a very set pattern of 3 lines There are 17 syllables in allThere are 17 syllables in all In the 1In the 1stst row there are 5 syllables row there are 5 syllables In the 2In the 2ndnd row there are 7 syllables row there are 7 syllables In the 3In the 3rdrd row there are 5 syllables row there are 5 syllables Each Haiku poem usually contains a ‘Kigo’ Each Haiku poem usually contains a ‘Kigo’

or season word to indicate which in which or season word to indicate which in which season the poem was set season the poem was set

ExampleExample

Roll up to Hull Fair,

Autumn evenings beckoning,

Excitement starts here!

In small groups:In small groups:

Think of some adjectives to describe Hull Think of some adjectives to describe Hull fair, using the photographs as a stimulus fair, using the photographs as a stimulus for discussion (you can use a thesaurus for discussion (you can use a thesaurus to help you)to help you)

Write them down in a listWrite them down in a list Work out how many syllables each Work out how many syllables each

adjective containsadjective contains Write them down on the worksheetWrite them down on the worksheet Use the adjectives to write a Japanese Use the adjectives to write a Japanese

Haiku on Hull FairHaiku on Hull Fair

You should now be able to:You should now be able to:

Explain the meaning of the word syllableExplain the meaning of the word syllable Understand the form of a Japanese Haiku Understand the form of a Japanese Haiku

poempoem Find some appropriate adjectives for the Find some appropriate adjectives for the

theme of Hull Fair and know how many theme of Hull Fair and know how many syllables they containsyllables they contain

Write a Haiku poem to reflect the Write a Haiku poem to reflect the atmosphere of Hull Fairatmosphere of Hull Fair

Research the Hull project if time allowsResearch the Hull project if time allows Think about what you have learnt and Think about what you have learnt and

record on to your record sheetsrecord on to your record sheets