Site meter an google search amusement.

I have a site meter on my blog.  It tracks how many visitors I get, how they were referred to my page, and their general location.  Every so often i check how people are being referred to my site as the location that shows up is one in which I don't know anybody.  I have realized that the majority of my traffic outside of friends happens to be from people searching for worksheets on haikus.  I am actually the 5th hit that shows up on google if you type in haiku worksheet.  Hopefully people are at least finding it useful.  

Clarification

My last post was the worksheet I created for my Boston Teacher Residency interview.  It is the application part of a lesson on syllables.  

Haiku worksheet

    Haikus

A haiku is a kind of Japanese poem that can help you to practice counting syllables. This type of poem has 3 lines and follows a very special syllable pattern

• The first line of a haiku has 5 syllables.

• The second line has 7 syllables.

• The last line has 5 syllables.

Traditionally haikus are written about nature. Here are some examples. Can you count the syllables in each line? Try to clap them out.

Rain

Rain is falling down--

Pitter patter on the ground.

The whole world gets wet.

Windy Day

The wind is blowing,

Whistling through the branches

A blustery day.

Now it is time to write your own haiku. Remember to follow the syllable pattern at the top of the page. Don’t forget to give your haiku a title.

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