A Picture Book Writing Lesson from WritingFix
Focus Trait: WORD CHOICE Support Trait: IDEA DEVELOPMENT/VOICE

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Haiku Riddles

using just seventeen syllables to create a riddle for your reader

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Student Samples: Early Elementary

I like to eat fish.
My mouth stays open, then I SNAP!
I live in a swamp.

by Zack, first grade writer

(answer: crocodile snapping turtle)

I have very long ears.
I have a light shade of gray.
I can bounce very high.

by Maddie, first grade writer

(answer: rabbit)

I am hungry for blood.
I catch them with my special rope.
I come out at night.

by Ashley, third grade writer

(answer: spider)

I live in a tree.
I can spin my head around.
I am nocturnal

by Susie, third grade writer

(answer: owl)

Student Samples: Middle School

Seventy percent wolf,
An iditorad dog,
A canine racer.

by Katie, seventh grade writer

(answer: Siberian Husky)

I am beautiful.
I glide across the water
So graceful I am. 

by Olivia, eighth grade writer

(answer: swan)

Cluck, cluck, cluck I go,
Waking the farmers early,
Hoping to be fed.

by Karolyn, eighth grade writer

(answer: rooster)


 

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