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Index Activity 1: Examining and developing haiku Activity 2: Generating ideas for imagery Activities 3-4 Activities 5-6 Assessment Unit Overview Stage of schooling Lower or Middle Secondary Learning focus Visual Arts and Media Elaborations VA5.1 Students create images that express imaginative and...

1 Resource sheet 1: Background information on haiku This extract has been adapted from the CD ROM, Voices & Visions from Japan, Texts for the Senior English Classroom. Haiku A form of poetry that became extremely popular from the 16th century was the 17-syllable verse known as hokku. This verse...

activity by providing several large pieces of paper (placemats), enough for one placemat between 3-4 students. In the centre of the paper include a haiku (a different one for each placemat would be better and these may be haiku written by students in the previous activity). For an example of this...

1: Examining and developing haiku Activity 1: Examining and developing haiku Ask the students to read the information on Resource sheet 3. Once they have finished reading, ask them to draw a question from a 'hat' and use this to reflect on the text that they have read. The following questions could...

and final self-evaluation should also be monitored and considered. The following questions may be useful. Activity 1: Examining and developing haiku Has the student understood the historical context of haiku and the poem's conventions? Has the student written a poem that follows the...

3 Resource sheet 3: Student task sheet The unit will focus on researching, developing and resolving visual haiku, which will be an artwork or series of artworks using new media approaches including digital photography and electronic imaging software (eg Photoshop). Write or select haiku that you...

critique. Invite students to: briefly share what they have been investigating regarding imagery, media, technique and how this connects with their haiku respectfully offer ideas regarding their classmates' artworks being presented. These could be alternative ways of resolving the works or options...

2 Resource sheet 2: Placemat layout Each student is allocated a section of the 'placemat' for individual, silent brain-storming in response to the haiku in the centre. haiku placemat Resource sheet 1 Resource sheet 3...

4 Resource sheet 4: Evaluation sheet Visual haiku - Reflection What is the most successful aspect of your artwork? (You may wish to talk about use of media, text, format, clarity of intent, visual impact, etc.) ___ ___...

3-4 Activities 3-4 Activity 3: Designing the artwork Following the previous activity, the students should have some idea about how to commence designing and developing their artwork. Have the students generate possible imagery through drawing, photographing, and/or making collage and documenting...