Students create a movie to illustrate an original haiku poem.

Objectives

• Students will create an original haiku..
• Students will videotape scenes in nature that reflect their original haiku.
• Students will create an movie illustrating their original haiku.

Procedure

• Discuss with students the requirements of a haiku poem – a three-line poem, the first line with five syllables, the second line with seven syllables, and the third line with five syllables. Explain that haiku often illustrates some aspect of nature or tranquility.
• Have each student write at least two haiku poems.
• Give students a video camera and have them videotape examples of nature that illustrate the nature of their poem.
• Create a movie, complete with video, audio and text that complements their poem.

Sunshine State Standards

• LA.E.1.3.4
• LA.E.1.3.4
• MU.E.1.3.1
• MU.E.2.4.1

NETS Profiles for Technology Literate Students

• Design, develop, publish, and present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.
• Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity, group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum.

Materials

• Mini Digital Video Cameras
• Video Editing Program (iMovie)
• Sounds of nature music to inspire and import

Alternatives/Extensions

• Students may work individually or in groups.
• Teachers may wish to incorporate this lesson into an interdisciplinary unit on Asian studies.
• Completed films could be broadcast on the school's morning news show.

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