Haiku as a Power Point Slide Project

Haiku Project using Flickr

 

Check out my students' awesome Haiku assignments! Many more will be added .

http://flickr.com/photos/rdcurry/sets/72157600261872309/show/

1. Choose a topic to write a haiku about and brainstorm
2. Check the literature book for samples...or go online for suggestions at  http://faculty.millikin.edu/~rbrooks.hum.faculty.mu/pagchaiku/     or at
   
3. remember that the normal pattern is a total of 17 syllable and 3 lines and a pattern of
1. 5 syllables on line 1
2. 7 syllables on line 2
3. 5 syllables on line 3
4. Go online and search either images.google.com or http://www.webshots.com/ for background pictures you can use as a background image that goes with your haiku.
5. Save that picture to a local disk.
6. Open up power point and choose a blank  project.
7. Insert your photo (from file) and adjust the size as needed from the corner of the image.  Use the brightness tool to lighten if needed
   
8. right click on the background and "send to back"
9. Insert text box and type in your haiku    adjust to the size and font of your choice...change the text color if needed to make it easier to read
10. Save your work with a unique name such as " bartsimpson_haikumay30_06.ppt "
11. Attach the ppt as an email attachment and send to the teacher by email or upload it to google docs on our class account...be sure to include your name and class on it.