Reading Direct Instruction Lesson Plan

Grade Level/Subject: 3rd grade/ Reading Topic: Poetry- Haiku Rationale: Students need to be able to recognize the structure of a haiku so that they can compare it to other types of poetry. CCSS: 3.RL.5- Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections. Behavioral Objective: After going over several examples of a haiku, students will be able to identify the key characteristics such as 5-7-5 syllables, three lines, and they do not have to rhyme. They will show their mastery by completing a worksheet where they will have to count syllables. Prerequisite Knowledge & Skills: Students should know what syllables are and have a basic understanding of poetry. Materials/Resources: Students need the haiku worksheet, and the teacher will need the smartboard and document camera. Focus/Review: To review the teacher will ask the students several questions about poetry such as what are your favorite types of poems, what makes something a poem, what is a syllable, and has anyone ever heard of a haiku. Listen to their responses and call on at least 3 people for each question. Objective (as stated for students): Today we are going to learn about haikus. By the end of this lesson you should be able to identify the characteristic of a haiku.

Teacher Input: The teacher will begin by telling students that haikus are a traditional form Japanese poetry that consist of three lines. The first and the last lines of Haikus have five syllables and the middle line has seven. To help you remember that I have a Haiku to share with you: I am first with five Then seven in the middle Five again to end I told you all that there are a certain number of syllables in each line, a syllable is a part of a word pronounced as a unit for example (clap out word) the word Haiku has two syllables and the word rhyme only has one. We can also draw lines where the syllables are so we can count them, like this (Hai/ku) (Rhyme/). There are two more things I want to tell you about Haikus they dont have to rhyme and they can be written about anything you want. Guided Practice: Now that you know what a haiku is, lets look at a few and clap out the syllables. Lets start with the Haiku I showed you earlier. (clap out lines of haiku above and as students clap, draw the lines to separate syllables) Now can I have a helper? (Have a student come up to the board to draw the lines) Okay class while you clap out the syllables he/she is going to draw our syllable lines. To make sure they get the lines in the right place we are going to go slow. (Use the attached sheet of poems, go through at least two, if students seem to be struggling continue to use the other two provided to repeat the same process) Independent: Now pass out the Haiku worksheet and have students work independently. Tell students that they need to clap softly and to be sure to draw the lines for the syllables. Students who finish early can attempt to write their own haiku.

Closure: For closure the teacher will ask how many lines are in a haiku, how many syllables are in each line, and does it have to rhyme. To show their understanding students will complete a ticket out the door on this they will have to write at least one characteristic of a haiku. Evaluation: For assessment the students will need to have completed the worksheet complete with syllable lines and the correct number of syllables in each. Full mastery: they got all responses correct. No mastery: they got 2 or fewer correct. (due to the simplicity of the worksheet there is no partial mastery) Plans for Individual Differences: There are three students with learning disabilities, they will be allowed to work with a partner and I will provide a print off of the poems we discuss with the syllable lines marked on it. References: the worksheet came from this website: http://www.kidzone.ws/poetry/haiku1.htm Haikus used came from this website: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-haikupoems.html

Sample Haikus: I walk across sand As/ the/ wind /does/ blow/ And find myself blistering A/cross/ the/ trees/, I/ see/ the/ In the hot, hot heat Buds/ bloom/ing/ in/ May/

Falling to the ground, I watch a leaf settle down In a bed of brown.

Its coldand I wait For someone to shelter me And take me from here.