Visual and Performing Arts

Historical Events

Literature

Visual and Performing Arts

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

• Express and elicit opinions pertaining to theatre, music, dance, the visual arts, and films.
• Express and elicit opinions concerning Korean-speaking artists and their work.
• Analyze information pertaining to the arts.

Listening and Reading for Understanding

• Comprehend the basic themes and historical and cultural contexts of Korean works of art.
• Explore and understand the history and evolution of various forms of Korean artistic expression.

Oral and Written Presentation

• Produce and explain opinions and reactions to visual and performing arts from various time periods, such as nong-ak, pan-so-ri or tal-chum.
• Produce well-organized spoken and written presentations on people in the arts.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

• Discuss how a particular work of art reflects Korean culture.
• Explore how music, art, theatre, dance, and films are influenced by historical and political events.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

• Recognize a connection to various subjects to include music, art, and the humanities.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

• Compare and discuss different approaches to artistic productions observed in Korea and in the U.S.
• Compare the Korean use of the passive voice with English when discussing the arts and past events.

Communication Across Communities

• Compare popular films, stories and actors in Korea and the U.S.
• Study and compare the value placed on the arts in Korea versus the U.S.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary related to the visual and performing arts

Historical Events

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

• Maintain a discussion pertaining to major political events in Korea.
• Discuss the cause and effect that wars have had on Korea.
• Discuss and analyze the various leaders in the history of Korea.
• Discuss the success and failures of a variety of past regimes in Korea.

Listening and Reading for Understanding

• Identify and analyze pertinent information when reading materials pertaining to world history.

Oral and Written Presentation

• Produce well-organized spoken and written presentations on historical events in Korea.
• Perform an oral or written activity related to Korean political leaders.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

• Examine racial and class differences within Korean history.
• Investigate ideological differences of Korea, past and present, like Confucianism, democracy and military junta.
• Explore current attitudes among the youth in Korea.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

• Recognize a connection to various school subjects including history, government, and political science.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

• Compare and contrast social structures, economies, and political regimes of North and South Korea.
• Identify political or economic patterns in Korea since Japanese colonization.
• Compare and contrast attitudes of people in the U.S. and in Korea towards historical events.
• Explore the effects of Japanese colonization and post-war American influence on Korean vocabulary.

Communication Across Communities

• Locate and use authentic resources in Korean to broaden understanding of the various political systems and historical events of Korea.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Vocabulary related to historical events and politics
• Expression of conviction, opinions, and agreement or disagreement

Literature

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

• Maintain a discussion pertaining to literature in Korea.
• Discuss and critique major Korean authors and their works.
• Discuss and analyze the various literary genres in literature from Korea.
• Discuss and analyze the literature of Korean Americans (e.g. Chang-Rae Lee, Helie Lee, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, etc.).

Listening and Reading for Understanding

• Identify and analyze pertinent information when reading literature.

Oral and Written Presentation

• Produce well-organized spoken and written presentations on writers from various time periods.
• Recite poetry such as hyang-ga and si-jo, or modern poetry.
• Perform a play written by a Korean author.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

• Explore how literature is influenced by historical and political events.
• Analyze how literature reflects Korean cultural attitudes.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

• Recognize a connection to various school subjects including the humanities and social sciences.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

• Compare and contrast attitudes of people in the U.S. and in Korea towards literature.

Communication Across Communities

• Locate and use authentic resources to deepen understanding of Korean literature.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Literary terminology
• Vocabulary related to historical events

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