Haiku For You
With Some One Room School House History
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Here's a nature Haiku that I wrote a few years ago. I was inspired by the scenery around me! This Haiku was part of an art and poetry exhibit in Lowell, Michigan in 2005.
burnt yellow crisp leaves
reflect upon still grey lake
fullness of early fall
I love Halloween. Do you? Here's a neat Halloween haiku to inspire you!
Halloween orange
my favorite fall color
goblins everywhere
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About the Book
Haiku For You is an inspirational book for children of all ages. The workbook is illustrated with the author's fine art photography which will assist the child in penning a variety of Haiku.
As an educator/college professor the author knows the value of creating an educational text that engages the reader and writer. In addition to learning the craft of Haiku, the writer is engaged in learning about one room school house history. This book contains authentic photos of children who attended one room school houses in Michigan and one in Rhode Island. A few of the other photos represent one room school houses from other parts of the United States. These photographs illustrate what the children and the teachers looked like in the 1800's and through the turn of the century. These pictures showcase what the different one room school houses looked like back then. Writing about history is an important aspect of crafting Haiku.
Her photographs capture the essence of the historic one room school houses that are still in use. Some of the one room schoolhouses are used to teach children today, while others are home to area museums which you can visit as well.
Your child can be encouraged to develop a love for the written word and enable him or her to write Haiku effectively. This is something a student can do each day for fun too!
The author is an award winning poet, photographer, and honors faculty member. She began writing at the tender age of eight when she started crafting short stories. Her love for writing poetry and Haiku became an intergral part of her life after that.
Haiku For You is an inspirational journey for all who love to write.
About the Author
Cheryl A. Vatcher-Martin, M.A., has an extensive and impressive publication and teaching record. She's an award winning author/photographer/poet and honors faculty member.
She attained her Master's of Arts Degree through the University of Michigan, and, has a Bachelor of Science Degree through Madonna University as a certified Legal Assistant. Her Associate of Science through the former Madonna College is also as a certified Legal Assistant. Her other Associate of Science Degree in Military Studies was awarded through Vincennes University.
As a course designer she had developed a multitude of courses for younger students. She's taught in a variety of school districts implementing creative writing, poetry, French, German, and Spanish Classes. She enjoys designing summer camp programs for school districts like Wayne-Westland Community Schools. Her love of education spills over into her lesson plans where she hopes to inspire many future educators.
Her students absolutely love to learn about penning Haiku. They are so happy to do so outside of a homework assignment! She wrote Haiku For You to encourage students all over the globe to write Haiku not just for homework, but as a basis for their love of literature, poetry, and learning in general.
She's also worked as a college professor and has taught many students Journalism, Creative Writing, Poetry, English Composition, Research & Writing, Business English, Journalism, and Technical Writing, and French.
She enjoyed teaching all of the English courses as she has had first hand experience working as a freelance journalist/editor and photojournalist. Her work as a technical writer also adds to her credentials and credibility as an award winning author. Being the owner of Pero Inc., a full service writing, editing, photographic and consulting business has been extremely fulfilling for her.
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