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After examining winning entries to the Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku Competition, young poets try their hand at this fixed form.
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Instructional Ideas
- After modeling how to write a haiku, as guided practice select a topic, have class members brainstorm images, and then ask individuals to use these ideas to craft a haiku
- Have kids illustrate their poems and either post their work creating a haiku gallery or collect the poems into a class book
- Submit entries to the Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku Competition
Pros
- The added value in this resource is the attached list of award-winning haiku written by young poets
Cons
- Reluctant writers may need additional scaffolding