Other Cultures Homework Project 2

Haiku

Week One – Exploring Language

Using better vocabulary will improve your work and increase your level.  The following exercise is aimed at helping you select more interesting words for words that are quite boring.  Using either your ICT based thesaurus in word or a paper based thesaurus, find synonyms for the following. Remember you can use this to improve your written work in any subject…

1.    Another word for good that has three syllables.

2.    A more interesting word for nice that has one syllable.

3.    A different word for big that has three syllables.

4.    An alternative word for small that has two syllables.

5.    A substitute for the word pretty that has three syllables.

6.    A different word for sad that has four syllables.

7.    An alternative word for cold that has two syllables.

8.    A more interesting word for slow that has two syllables.

9.    A better word for quick that has two syllables.

10.An alternative word for bright that has two syllables.

Week  2 – Investigating Haiku

Find out the following information:

1.    Find out what a Haiku is.

2.    Which country does it originate from?

3.    How many lines does a Haiku have?

4.    How many syllables should be in each line of a Haiku?

5.    What sort of things are Haikus often written about?

Week 3- Investigating Haiku (continued)

Using the internet find and look at examples of Haiku. Choose at least three that you particularly like and copy and paste them into your document. With each one write a short paragraph explaining what it is about and why you chose it. Do you like what it is about? Are there words or images that you find interesting? For each one also find a picture to illustrate or go with it, copy and paste next to your Haiku.

Week 4 – Your own Haiku

Choose one of the following titles:

          Thunder

          Ocean

          Fire

          Earth

          Winter

Write your own Haiku about your chosen title. Make sure it has the right number of syllables in each line- use a thesaurus to help you find the right words. Draft and re-draft your poem until you think it is the best it can be. Illustrate your Haiku.

Week 5 – Creative Writing

Turn your  Haiku into a descriptive piece of writing; try to keep the same quality of writing and use the descriptive techniques you have learnt before-  use third person, imagine you are standing still- observing, not involved in any action, paragraphs, sentence structure, adjectives, similes, metaphors, senses etc. To help you plan you writing use a chart like the one below.