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LEARNING MODULE
CREATIVE WRITING

Teacher: Marvin T. Patricio

Gmail: [email protected]
Phone Number: 09186999132
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FOUNDATION, INC.
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5 Avenue, Ledesco Village, La Paz, Iloilo City, Philippines
Tel. #: (033) 320-4854
School ID: 404172

Vision
To be a paradigm in the learning and
application of God’s Word and His character
towards humanity.

Mission
Doane Christian International School
Foundation Inc. is committed to educate and
prepare the young minds to conduct
themselves according to the highest values
using Biblical truths and principles by
offering them opportunities to practically
apply the said beliefs in their character
through transformation, while ensuring them
with the knowledge and skills required to
succeed as contributing citizens in the 21st
century.
 DOANE CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
FOUNDATION, INC.
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5 Avenue, Ledesco Village, La Paz, Iloilo City, Philippines
Tel. #: (033) 320-4854
School ID: 404172

Name of Student: Grade Level & Section: 12- Omega

Teacher: MARVIN T. PATRICIO Learning Area: CW – 12
Teaching Dates and Time: MODULE NO. 9

Objective/s: LESSON: Write Haiku Right

 Identify the various elements, techniques, and literacy devices in specific

forms of poetry.

BRIEF DISCUSSION

Haiku

The haiku (light verse) is a traditional Japanese fixed poetic form composed of
three unrhymed lines comprising seventeen syllables. The first and last lines contain five
syllables each, while the middle line contains seven syllables.

Historically, the haiku evolved during the 17th century from the hokku or
opening verse of a renga (linked verse). By convention, the haiku contains three sections,
a kireji or cutting word, usually located at the end of one of the poem’s three sections,
and a kigo or a word that indicates the season of the year or the time of the day.

The three most famous practitioners of the haiku are Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson,
and Kobayashi Issa, all of whom belong to the Edo Period (1603-1868).

Haiku poems can describe anything, but are seldom complicated or hard to
understand. Almost all Haiku has a dominant impression, or main idea, that appeals
strongly to one of the five senses. The Seasonal Theme Each Haiku must contain a kigo, a
season word, which indicates what season of the year the Haiku is set.

The haiku is typically written as a single vertical line in a Japanese scroll, but
when translated in English it usually appears as three verses. And because English and
Nihongo (Japanese) are very different from each other, since they belong to two
completely disparate language groups (English belongs to the Indo-European family of
languages; while Nihongo belongs to the Japanese Ryukyuan family of languages), the
English translations seldom maintain the 5-7-5 syllable format of the Japanese
originals.

1. A haiku reflects human experience—kokoro—from the heart. Poems should center on

emotion, stir feelings, and stimulate thought. As Japanese say—kokoro—from the heart
or the heart of the matter.
2. Haiku should reflect daily life experiences, situations—from the mundane to the
sophisticated.
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3. Brevity or minimalism, characteristics of haiku, creates a sense of directness,

immediacy or freshness.
4. Nature and its beauty are important elements of the haiku (e.g., cherry blossom).
5. Haiku try to capture concrete images, often with both time and place mentioned or
suggested.
6. Haiku contain kigo, or season word that “suggests” a season, and creates an
association with at least one other element in the poem. The kigo is used in a haiku to
place the poem in a particular context. For example, rain would suggest spring or a
twisted branch would suggest autumn.
7. A haiku contains little or no punctuation. Sometimes haiku poets use the dash (—),
semicolon (;),colon (:), exclamation mark (!), ellipsis (...), or period (.)

History of the Haiku Form

Haiku began in thirteenth-century Japan as the opening phrase of renga, an oral poem,
generally a hundred stanzas long, which was also composed syllabically. The much
shorter haiku broke away from renga in the sixteenth century and was mastered a
century later by Matsuo Basho, who wrote this classic haiku:

An old pond!
A frog jumps in—
the sound of water.

Traditional Haiku Structure

The structure of a traditional haiku is always the same, including the
following features:
1. There are only three lines, totaling 17 syllables.
2. The first line is 5 syllables.
3. The second line is 7 syllables.
4. The third line is 5 syllables like the first.
5. Punctuation and capitalization are up to the poet, and need not follow
the rigid rules used in structuring sentences.
6. A haiku does not have to rhyme; in fact, usually it does not rhyme at all.
7. It can include the repetition of words or sounds

Modern Haiku
Many modern western poets do not subscribe to the 5-7-5 pattern. The
Academy of American Poets recognizes this evolution, but maintains that several core
principles remain woven into the tapestry of modern haiku. That is, a haiku still focuses
on one brief moment in time, employs provocative, colorful imagery, and provides a
sudden moment of illumination.

DEEPEN YOUR
UNDERSTANDING

What do you think is the season of the year set in the haiku below? Why?

ACTIVITY 1
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Waterfalls glitter _______________________________________________________
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To the lily pads
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-Mark Rokitka
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APPLICATION

Kindly apply on what you have learned on our lesson that we discuss here on our
learning module. This will serve as our guide in answering our following Activity.

ACTIVITY 2 - Try writing your own haiku! It can be based on your travel experiences
and observations. Think about a time that you are standing on the ocean shore or you have seen a
shooting star one dark night or it could be about trips with your family, playing with your friends
or relaxing on you own. Write at least 2 haiku about any of the suggested topics. Make sure to
follow the steps in writing a haiku. Write your poems in your paper.

ACTIVITY 3 - Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What is the pattern for haiku?
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2. What should you not forget to include in a haiku?
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3. Does haiku rhyme?
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4. How will you differentiate the traditional and modern haiku?
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5. Why do you need to appreciate the nature and your surrounding sceneries when writing a
haiku?
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Tel. #: (033) 320-4854
School ID: 404172
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REFLECTIO
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Kindly write down the bible verse related to the topic that is written here on module.

Acts 20:35
BIBLE VERSE REFLECTION
I have shewed you all things, how that so
labouring ye ought to support the weak,
and to remember the words of the Lord
Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to
give than to receive.

PARENTS’
FEEDBACK

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TEACHERS’
FEEDBACK

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