Literacy Map: Korea

1. Literacy Map: Korea Katia Jimenez

2. KOREA Food Books Map Facts Language Sources Annotated Bibliography

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4. Language Korean was originally written in Chinese characters, but in the 1440's a Korean alphabet, called hangul, was invented. Today a script that combines hangul and Chinese characters is used. main

5. Book List (with synopsis) • The Name Jar by: Yangsook Choi • Sondok: Princess of the Moon and Stars by: Sheri Holman • The Korean Cinderella by: Shriley Climo • The Green Frogs by: Yumi Heo • In the Moonlight Mist by: Daniel San Souci • We adopted you, Benjamin koo by: Linda Walvoord Girard • Tae’s Sonata by: Haemi balgassi main

6. The Name JarActivities by: Yangsook Choi Quote Important Element of Lit. Age: 5 to 8 “Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. But while Unhei practices being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning. On the day of her name choosing, the name jar has mysteriously disappeared. Encouraged by her new friends, Unhei chooses her own Korean name and helps everyone pronounce it—Yoon-Hey. “ (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Name-Jar/Yangsook-Choi/e/9780440417996/?itm=1) Back main

7. Activities • Class Name Jar • Name Stamps:The students will each make a logo for their name or initials like the one Unhei’s grandmother gave her on the name stamp. • If possible, the art teacher could get them to make stamps. • Korean Food • Speaking Korean Back

8. The teacher will have two jars filled with Korean names; one for boys and another for girls. Each student will pick out a Korean name and that will be his or her name for the day. They will be given time to write the name and its meaning on a paper and decorate it, so they could hang it from the front of their desks. Boys: • Bae – inspiration- pronounced (beh) • Dae Ho – great and goodness- pronounced (deh ho) • Hyo – familial duty- pronounced (hyo) • In ho - humanity and goodness- pronounced (in ho) • Jae-Hwa – respect and beauty- pronounced (jeh hwa) • Jin-Sang – aid; truth and benevolence- pronounced (jin sahng) • Kwang - Sun– light and goodness- pronounced (kwahng sun) • Kwan – strong- pronounced (kwahn) • Min Ho – brightness and goodness- pronounced (min ho) • Young Nam – prosperity, eternal and south- pronounced (yung nahm) Girls: • Bong Cha – superior and daughter- pronounced (bong chah) • Chung A - noble and love- pronounced (chung eh) • Eun – grace- pronounced (ooon) • Hana – one- pronounced (ha nah) • Hea wo - grace and girl- pronounced (heh woo) • Hy – glad- pronounced (hee) • Jin Kyong - truth, treasure and brightness- pronounced (jin kyong) • Mi Hi – beauty and joy- pronounced (me he) • Soo Jin – treasure, excellence and truth- pronounced (soo jin) • Yun – lotus flower- (yoon) main Back

9. Korean Cuisine • The students will learn about Korean food. Each student will get a chance to use chop sticks and sample a won-ton (as pictured in the book) • Korean food vs. personal family traditional cuisine: The students will examine the picture of the Korean Market from The Name Jar. They will then write a typical grocery list of their household and see the differences to Unhei’s grocery list. Pictures back main

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11. Age: 12 and up “During the seventh-century, the land which is now Korea was fraught with political and religious intrigue. The country was split into Three Kingdoms, each fighting for supremacy: Silla, Koguryo, and Paekche. Besides the warring kingdoms, there are three religions in conflict: Shamanism, the ancient female-dominated faith wherein Shamanist priestesses wield great power at court, foretelling the future, performing important national rituals, and healing sickness; Buddhism, the contemplative State religion; and Confucianism, a recent import from powerful China. “ (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Sondok/Sheri-Holman/e/9780439165860/?itm=1) Sondok: Princess of the Moon and Starsby: Sheri Holman back main

12. The Korean Cinderellaby: Shriley Climo Age: 5 to 9 “Every culture has its version of the children's classic Cinderella. This Korean version combines lyrical prose with exquisite illustrations to tell the story of Pear Blossom, her jealous stepmother Omoni, and stepsister Peony. The fairy godmother role is assumed by a group of magical animals. Omoni demands impossible tasks of Pear Blossom, and with their help, Pear Blossom meets the challenge and ultimately becomes a nobleman's wife. It should be noted that all the illustrations-from those depicting Korean rituals to the smallest clothing details-are the result of the illustrator's extensive research and passionate interest in Korean culture.” (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Korean-Cinderella/Shirley-Climo/e/9780064433976/?itm=1) back main

13. The Green Frogsby: Yumi Heo Age: 5 to 8 “Two green frogs love disobeying their mother. They always do the opposite of whatever she tells them to do—they stay in bed when she wakes them, they make a mess when she asks them to clean. They're so contrary, they even croak backwards!” (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Green-Frogs/Yumi-Heo/e/9780395683781/?itm=1) back main

14. In the Moonlight Mistby: Daniel San Souci Age: 7 to 9 “When a woodcutter saves a deer's life, the creature grants the man's wish for a wife: at the next full moon, five maidens descend from heaven to bathe in a lake and he takes one woman's robe; she then becomes earthbound and weds him. But after the woodcutter's wife bears a daughter, she becomes homesick and the man fails to heed the deer's warning that he must not return her robe until their second child is born. Neilan, in her first book for children, creates a mystical aura for the magical lake and woodlands with thick, upward-swirling brushstrokes that meld heaven and earth into a single realm. By contrast, in a portrait of the transplanted woman looking skyward to her home, the brushwork creates concentric circles that seem to emanate from her heart. In the closing painting of the family reunited among the clouds, the characters don't possess the strength and definition of the earlier illustrations. Still, Neilan's images--of the enchanted woodland, the maiden's ascent to the heavens with her babe in arms and of the woodcutter astride a magnificent winged dragon en route to join them--evince a power readers will long remember.” (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/In-the-Moonlight-Mist/Daniel-San-Souci/e/9781563977541/?itm=1) back main

15. Age: 7 to 11 “Nine-year-old Benjamin Koo Andrews, adopted from Korea as an infant, describes what it's like to grow up adopted from another country.” (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/We-Adopted-You-Benjamin-Koo/Linda-Walvoord-Girard/e/9780807586952/?itm=1) We adopted you, Benjamin kooby: Linda Walvoord Girard back main

16. Age: young adult “Tae, a Korean American eighth grader, tries to sort out her feelings when she is assigned a popular cute boy as a partner for a school report and later has a falling out with her best friend.” (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Taes-Sonata/Haemi-Balgassi/e/9780395843147/?itm=1) Tae’s Sonataby: Haemi balgassi back main

17. Sources http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780375806131 http://ncta.osu.edu/06/cols/gao-korea.pdf http://www.babynamesworld.com/korean-names.html www.barnesandnoble.com main

18. South Korea is inhabited by about 48 million people Korea is devided into North and South Korea They split in a war Korean was originally written in Chinese characters, but a Korean alphabet, called hangul, was invented in the 1440s students in South Korea stay in school through the ninth grade Rice is a staple of the diet martial arts, especially tae kwon do, are popular Korea has a very rough terrain with a large mountain range Once heavily forested, it has been largely stripped of trees Fishing is especially important because Koreans eat more fish than meat. South Korea is one of the world's major sellers of seafood. Extra Facts main

19. Quote “…I realized that I liked my name best, so I chose it again. Korean names mean something. Unhei means grace.” What does your name mean? Back Main

20. The Green Frogs by: Yumi Heo Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Pub. Date: September 1996 This books tells the story of two unconventional frogs who love to break the rules placed by their mother. In the Moonlight Mist by: Daniel San Souci Publisher: Boyds Mills Press Pub. Date: February 1999 This is the retelling of a Korean folktale about a woodcutter’s family. The Korean Cinderella by: Shriley Climo Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pub. Date: February 1996 Cinderella is told in the life of a Korean girl with an evil step-mother and step-sisters. The Name Jar by: Yangsook Choi Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: October 2003 The Name Jar shows the struggle of moving to a new country and not fitting in. Unhei is a Korean girl embarrassed by her uncommon name. Sondok: Princess of the Moon and Stars by: Sheri Holman Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Pub. Date: June 2002 Middle school students can get an insight to the political and religious problems of Korea. Tae’s Sonata by: Haemi balgassi Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Pub. Date: September 1997 This is the story of Tae growing up and encountering problems with friends and classmates. We adopted you, Benjamin Koo by: Linda Walvoord Girard Publisher: Albert Whitman Pub. Date: May 1992 Benjamin Koo has been adopted from Korean by an American family. In this book one can try to better understand an adopted childs life. Annotated Bibliography main

21. Important Element of Literature Themes: Confidence / Being Patriotic The book was not only about the Korean culture, but about being proud of your heritage no matter what it is. Unhei needed to teach others about Korea rather than be embarrassed she has a name her classmates had never heard before. Characterization: Unhei was a timid young girl that developed into a confident girl proud of being Korean. Setting: • Airport- We first meet Unhei when she is saying “Goodbye” to her grandmother. • School- We see Unhei’s first day of class and meeting new American students at school. • Home- Unhei is shown with her mother at home sad because she misses her grandmother and feels out of place in her new environment. • Korean Market- Unhei goes to Mr. Kim’s Market a few times in the story. She has to get groceries, and she also runs into a friend form school. He gets the experience of something new and learns about Unhei. Plot: UNhei goes through a lot of changed when she comes to the US. We see her overcome them with the help of her classmates. • Unhei comes to the United States. • She is embarrassed by her name. • She goes through a struggle of wanting to be accepted. • Unhei makes a friend who is curious about her Korean culture. • She shares her name with her classmates. They are eager to learn. BACK main