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Writing a Haiku Poem
Prewriting
Gather Writing Ideas 🟪 What do you see outside? A robin hunting worms, purple lilacs blooming, rain pelting puddles, trees shivering in the wind, a cat prowling along a fence . . . ?
Select a Topic 🟪 Choose an idea that is surprising or colorful, one that makes you wonder or makes your heart flutter.
Writing a Draft
Write Three Lines 🟪 In the first two lines, describe your topic. In the third line, say something thoughtful about it. Here’s a first draft by student Jill Rivers:
Lilacs burst in bloom
Around an old dry fence post,
Glad spring arrived.