Back in 2008, I did an activity which involved students writing HAIKU about extreme weather. I put it on Slideshare, and it's been viewed over 3000 times.
A HAIKU is a type of 'poem', which has a tightly controlled structure of syllables.
The structure is usually a total of seventeen syllables organised in three lines. Sometimes this is 5 - 5 - 7, and sometimes 5 - 7- 5
I read today that Arizona's Department of Transportation is using the writing of Haikus as a way of warning residents about a danger to motorists: the dust storms called HABOOBs.
Writers are posting their offerings using the hashtag #haboobhaiku, highlighting the danger of attempting to drive through the roiling dust storms which can block out the sun, and cut highway visibility to zero."The challenge ... is really designed to raise awareness that this is a problem and that drivers shouldn't expect to sail through a dust storm," Department spokesman Timothy Tait told Reuters."They need to think about it when they see that dust forming on the horizon," he added.
Here's one example:
Brown swirls obscure all / Drivers know not to panic / Pull aside, stay alive
And here's an ADOT video...
Could you do better ? Why not tweet your own ideas...
What else could this idea be used for ? What else could we describe ?
A HAIKU is a type of 'poem', which has a tightly controlled structure of syllables.
The structure is usually a total of seventeen syllables organised in three lines. Sometimes this is 5 - 5 - 7, and sometimes 5 - 7- 5
I read today that Arizona's Department of Transportation is using the writing of Haikus as a way of warning residents about a danger to motorists: the dust storms called HABOOBs.
Writers are posting their offerings using the hashtag #haboobhaiku, highlighting the danger of attempting to drive through the roiling dust storms which can block out the sun, and cut highway visibility to zero."The challenge ... is really designed to raise awareness that this is a problem and that drivers shouldn't expect to sail through a dust storm," Department spokesman Timothy Tait told Reuters."They need to think about it when they see that dust forming on the horizon," he added.
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Here's one example:
Brown swirls obscure all / Drivers know not to panic / Pull aside, stay alive
And here's an ADOT video...
Could you do better ? Why not tweet your own ideas...
What else could this idea be used for ? What else could we describe ?
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