I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS

Purpose of This Lesson

Students will learn about Haiga, a combination of a Haiku and a picture, and then create Haiga as a final project.

Teacher Instructions

1. Before class, prepare the Handout and Transparency.
   
   
2. Show the students an example of Haiga and discuss it. Use Script. Locate more Haiga by visiting the websites below and show students more examples of Haiga.
   
   
3. Distribute Handout and have the students form pairs.
   
   
4. Have the students do activity 1 in pairs.
   
   
5. Check their answers using Transparency.
   
   
6. Using the websites listed in the activity below, show the students Haiga samples.
   
   
7. Have the students make their own Haiga. If the students have computer access, have them visit the sites listed in the activity to view more samples. Students should finish the activity as homework.
   
   
8. Have students present their Haiga to the class. Put students’ Haiga on the wall and have students evaluate each other. Have students vote for the best Haiga.
   
   
9. Assess students’ Haiga using Scoring Guide.

Teacher Presentation Sample Scripts

これは「俳画」です。何の絵ですか。（Ａ：くだもの？やさい？花？）

絵の右にあるのは何ですか。（Ａ：俳句）

左にある漢字は何だと思いますか。（Ａ：絵を描いた人の名前）

その左にある赤いマークは何ですか。（Ａ：印鑑）

Answer Key to Student Activities

1. 1) b.   2) a and c   3) a  (The Haiku can be placed anywhere in the picture.)

4) b   5) 俳句と絵

Materials

paper, color pencils

Notes

“Haiga” is usually drawn to accompany brief written comments. It should be simple and easy for anyone to understand. Haiga often is accompanied by a Haiku.

Various Haiga web sites:

World Haiku Association

http://www.worldhaiku.net/japanese/j.haiga.htm

高校生の俳句

http://www.kidsmc.com/tanka

生徒の作品コーナー

http://uchiumi-j.esnet.ed.jp/sakuhin/haigah13.html

少年俳画ギャラリー

http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~shoonen/haigaindex.html

「草枕」国際俳句大会

 http://www.jonet.ne.jp/kusamakura/haiga.html

ジュニア部門

http://www.jonet.ne.jp/kusamakura/junia_haiku.html

Visual resources:

http://www.ese.yamanashi.ac.jp/~itoyo/basho/letter_r/index.htm (Bashoo’s Haiga)

II. STUDENT ACTIVITY HANDOUTS

1.     絵を見て、次の質問に答えてください。
 Answer the following questions while looking at the picture below.

1)    何の絵ですか。Of what is the drawing?

a.     すいかの花

b.     うり¹の花

c.     いちごの花

<Useful Vocabulary>

2)    絵の特徴は何ですか。当てはまるものを全部選んでください。
Which are characteristic of the above picture? Choose all that apply.

a.     空間¹がある

b.     空間がない

c.     簡素な²絵

d.     複雑な³絵

<Useful vocabulary>

3)    俳句はどこにありますか。Where in the picture is the haiku written?

a.     絵の右

b.     絵の上

c.     絵の真ん中

4)    左の漢字は何だと思いますか
What is the purpose of the kanji written in the far left margin of the picture?

a.     作った日にち

b.     作った人の名前

c.     絵のタイトル

5)    上の絵は「俳画（はいが）」とよばれています。「俳画」は何と何でできていますか。What are the two basic component parts of "Haiga"?

＿＿＿＿＿ と ＿＿＿＿＿

2.     「俳画」を作ろう！俳句を作って、その俳句に合う絵を描いてみましょう。
Create your own "Haiga". Write a Haiku and draw a picture to accompany it.

Scoring Guide for Haiga

(名前　　　　　　　　　　　　)

III. VISUAL AIDS FOR TEACHERS

same as student handouts