Extension: Literature and Writing Extension: Book Reviews and Storytelling

Lesson 1: The Korean Diaspora and Korean Americans

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 2: Where Was the First Koreatown and Who Was Dosan Ahn Chang Ho?
  4. Assessments
  5. Extension: Civic Engagement Support

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 3.1: Who is Sammy Lee? What was the Immigrant Experience of his Family?
  4. Activity 3.2: How did U.S. Immigration Laws shape Sammy Lee’s Life?
  5. Assessments
  6. Extension: Literature and Writing Extension: Book Reviews and Storytelling

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 4.1: How was the Korean Independence Movement Impacted by Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
  4. Activity 4.2: How did the Korean Independence Movement shape and become shaped by Formation of the Korean American Identity in the United States?
  5. Assessments
  6. Extension: Writing Extensions

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 5.1: Who was the First Asian American to Command a U.S. Battalion?
  4. ​Activity 5.2: How is Colonel Young Oak Kim an Unsung Hero?
  5. Assessment & Extensions:: Argumentative Essay

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 6.1: Aftermath of the Korean War
  4. Activity 6.2: ​Korean War Orphans
  5. Activity 6.3: ​Experiences of Korean Transnational Adoptees
  6. Assessment
  7. Extensions

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 7.1: A Cry for Justice
  4. Activity 7.2: Experiences of Korean Americans during the 1992 LA Civil Unrest
  5. Activity 7.3: The Legacy of Saigu
  6. Assessment
  7. Extention: Research Project
  8. Extention: Research Project Supplemental

  1. Teacher Guide
  2. Alignment with California Content Standards
  3. Activity 8.1: Hallyu and K-Pop: A Global Phenomenon
  4. Activity 8.2: Oscar Winners: A Closer Look at Minari
  5. Activity 8.3: Korean Americans Past, Present, and Future
  6. Music Video Resources
  7. Assessment & Extension

Literature and Writing Extension: Book Reviews and Storytelling

To support these activities, use the Lesson 3 Presentation.

Each of these options could be completed individually in pairs, or in small groups.

  1. Students review a children’s book by a Korean American author or on a relevant topic and present their review to the class OR create a presentation of their book review and record an audio and/or video narration.
  2. Students select and read a children’s book by a Korean American author or on a relevant topic to a group of younger children OR students select and record an audio and/or video narration of a children’s book (or chapters of a young adult book) by a Korean American author or on a relevant topic.
FIVE STEPS TO WRITING A BOOK REVIEW

  • Begin with a brief summary of the book (name of book, author, illustrator, year published, overview of book, major characters, and setting)
  • Pick out the most important aspects of the book.
  • Include quotes from the book to illustrate the important aspects.
  • Write a conclusion to your review.  This may include who might enjoy the book, why you liked the book, and some information about how the story ends.
  • Give it a star rating and explain why.
    • One STAR – this book is not recommended.
    • Three STARS – this book is recommended and is pretty good.
    • Five STARS – this book is highly recommended and is very good!

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