Message from nventura

[Anonymous]

I recently gave a Haiku lesson in my classroom. The students were very engaged because I gave them a great deal of historical background on Haiku. I also stressed the importance of the traditional Japanese form and shared ways it was actually used in thirteenth century Japan. I really feel that having a good background knowledge gave the students the stepping stone to write great traditional Japanese Haiku poems. I have to say that last year, I honestly didn't have a great knowledge base when I taught Haiku, so I stuck to the form and structure of the poem. This year I took it to another level, and much to my surprise so did my students.