12A | JULY 29, 2021 |
COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 35
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Count by twos to
connect the dots and
draw a crane.
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A F O L K TA L E F R O M J A PA N
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Haiku (high-koo) is a kind of poetry that
comes from Japan. It is a three-line
poem made up of words that total 17
syllables. The first line has 5 syllables,
the second line has 7 syllables,
and the third line has 5.
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Replace the missing words in the story.
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Haiku poems are typically about nature.
Here are four about the seasons.
How many syllables are in each line?
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ne day, a rice farmer ______________________ a
beautiful crane that had been shot with an arrow. The farmer
carefully removed the arrow, and the crane _______ away.
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Fall Haiku
Help this crane fly to the pond.
Crunchy leaves drift down
The moon glows with orange light
Bats fly through the night
Winter Haiku
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Blanketing whiteness
Creaking footprints make us smile
Snowflakes blow around
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The farmer explained to her that he was very poor, but she told him
not to ___________.
Ice cream melts in heat
Swimming pools bring sweet relief
In the shade it’s better
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When the farmer ______________ home, to his _____________
a beautiful woman was waiting for him. She had come to be his wife.
Summer Haiku
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Spring Haiku
The wife shut herself in a room and told the farmer to ___________ look
inside. She stayed in the room for seven _________.
hen she came out of the room, she was very thin and __________, but
she gave her husband a beautiful piece of cloth. He took it to market
and ________ the fabric for a high price.
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The river runs fast
Fueled by the winter snows
Water brings the spring
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Your Turn!
You can write a haiku, too!
few weeks later, when his wife shut herself in the room again, the farmer’s
curiosity got the better of him. He investigated and discovered his wife
was really the crane whose life he had _____________. She was weaving
her own feathers into the ___________ for him to sell at the market so
that he would no longer be poor.
Now that the farmer knew she was really the _____________, the
_________________ spell was broken and she had to leave.
She gave him the cloth and
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flew away.
Title:
Line 1: (5 syllables)
Line 2: (7 syllables)
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Line 3: (5 syllables)
Use the code to discover the message of The Crane Wife.
Folktales are stories with
messages about how to live a
good life. What do you think is
the message of The Crane Wife
folktale?
Use the code to discover one
message. Could there be more
than one message learned from
this tale?
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Select five nouns
from the newspaper.
Think of a story to tell
with those five nouns.
Write your story and
share with a friend.
Standards Link: Identify and
use nouns.
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Homophones are two or more words that sound alike but are spelled
differently and have different meanings. Draw a line connecting these
homophones. Use the kite shapes to help you.
mail
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new
knew
scene
their
male
theyʼre
seen
Standards Link: Recognize homonyms; use knowledge of homonyms to determine
meaning of words.
CURIOSITY
FEATHERS
FOLKTALE
WEAVING
MESSAGE
FARMER
MARKET
CRANE
CLOTH
ARROW
PIECE
HAIKU
HIGH
WIFE
RICE
D A W M A R K E T C
Y T I S O I R U C L
INVESTIGATE
G R E F A R R O W T
The verb investigate means
to study by close and careful
observation.
A E W E A V I N G H
S M G N P I E C E I
S R E H T A E F E G
E A R E E U K I A H
M F O L K T A L E D
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
The teacher investigated
the source of the laughter
in her classroom.
Try to use the word
investigate in a sentence
today when talking with your
friends and family members.
Summer Jokes
Curiosity
Some people say that curiosity killed the cat.
In this folktale, curiosity caused the crane to fly
away. Look through the newspaper for some
examples of where curiosity was a good thing.
ANSWER: A crane!
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
This week’s word:
E N F G E R C S O O
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