tailieunhanh - Beginning writing 1 part 9

On the back of this sheet, write three sentences about a race or contest. Use a verb phrase in each sentence. Circle the main verb and underline the helping verb in each verb phrase. | NAME DATE 0 CREATIVE WRITING Haiku 0 The ancient Japanese invented a short form of poetry called haiku hi KOO . These poems describe life s brief but meaningful moments. The following haiku was written more than 300 years ago. Read the haiku aloud. Notice that the syllables have been marked off to help you recognize the simple verse pattern. A fal ling flow er thought I Flut ter ing back to the branch Was a but ter fly. . Moritake A. Read aloud the following haiku by the Japanese poet Issa. Then mark off the syllables with slashes as in the poem above. The dew drops falling By ones and twos rapidly It is a good world. B. The following statements describe the haiku by Issa. Circle the word that best completes each sentence. 1. The subject of haiku is 4. often love nature . 2. The haiku has two three 5. lines. 3. The first line has five ten syllables. 6. The second line has ten seven syllables. The third line has the same number of syllables as the first second line. The poem does does not rhyme C. One line is missing from each haiku below. Circle a letter to identify the missing line. You will have to count syllables to recognize it. 1. Ducks beside the pond 2. Heads tucked under feathered wings a. Settled in for a winter s nap. b. Quacking beaks silenced. c. I wish I were a duck. Summer night fireflies a. Flitter like gold strands of straw b. Dance like miniature globes of white light c. Remind me that I was once a child And bring back old dreams. CHALLENGE On the back of this sheet list five images in nature that would make good subjects for haiku. Then write a haiku about one of the subjects. 68 Beginning Writing 1 Saddleback Publishing Inc. 2001 Three Watson Irvine CA 92618 Phone 888 735-2225 Fax 888 734-4010 NAME DATE a CREATIVE WRITING Writing About Pictures A photograph freezes a moment in time. It captures details of a scene in the present and saves it for the viewer. A writer s words can also freeze a moment to share with the reader. A. .