In our fourth lesson of our Poetry Unit, our students learned about the haiku, a Japanese short-form poem. They learned about the 5-7-5 syllable rule and the technique of how to say more with less.

As an homework assignment, students were asked to write haikus about:
1) their favorite place that they have been
2) places they wish to go
3) write a poem as a samurai would before a battle

Here are some of the highlights:

The Clock Tower

Why do clock towers
always show the time to us
As it does not care.

By Jocelyn Chan 5(C)

Mount Fuji

Snowy Mount Fuji
with beautiful maple trees,
spectacular view

By Matthew Yam 4(A)

Samurai Haiku

The enemy is near
Still writing short cool haikus
At a big flat field.

By Boaz Yim 5(C)

Geese

Canadian geese
Swimming serenely on lakes
As they all go, “Honk!”

By Monica Wong 6(C)

The Park

Blue skies, sunny day
Kids like to play hide and seek
Rock, paper, scissors!

By Myra Leung 4(G)

The Peak

I stared down below
Like I have always wished
I am now the best.

By Athena Tsui 5(F)

Haikus