Guiding Comprehension

Sequence • Inferential

How is the beginning of the story out of order?

The beginning of the story is an introduction to the story that follows. It actually takes place long after the child leaves Korea.

then… use the skill and strategy instruction on
p. 201.

If… students are unable to determine the sequence of events,

Sequence

Draw Conclusions • Inferential

How does the storyteller feel about her home in Korea years later?

Possible response: She has wonderful memories of Korea and misses it.

Context Clues • Inferential

Have students use context
clues to determine the
meaning of monsoon on
p. 200.

Clues: "The monsoon season was coming . . . It was that time of year . . . Soon the thick of the monsoon would arrive, and a thousand raindrops would hit our clay-tiled roof all at once." Meaning: a season of heavy rainfall.

SKILLS

STRATEGIES IN CONTEXT

Sequence

TEACH

Explain that a story is easy to follow if events are presented in order of occurrence.
Explain that when events are presented out of order, students need to look for clues that reveal the correct sequence of events.
Model identifying the sequence of events on p. 200.

MODEL I understand that the story on p. 200 begins in the present tense: "My heart beats in two places: Here, where I live, and also in a place where I once lived." I see that here where I live is America and where I once lived is Korea. So the story is told in the present, after the girl has moved to America. She refers to her sad memory of the day when she had to leave her home in Korea. Conclusion: The beginning of the story is out of order because it occurs long after the rest of the story.

PRACTICE AND ASSESS

Ask students what the girl is thinking about that she knows will happen in the future. Suggest that students pay attention to the appearance of the helping verb would. (She would be on an airplane, the monsoon would arrive, and she would be living in Massachusetts.) To assess, have students write in order the events on p. 200 that actually happen on the day the girl moves.

Author's Craft

Point out that on p. 200, the author uses foreshadowing, a technique that gives clues about what will happen later in the story, to build suspense. Ask students to identify the foreshadowing on this page. (When the monsoons arrive, the girl will be living in Massachusetts.)

"Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong"
by Frances Park and Ginger Park

Student Edition
Unit 5, pp. 198–215

Realistic fiction tells about events that could happen in real life. Does anything in this Selection Snapshot remind you of an event from your life?

Jangmi heard raindrops on the roof when she awakened. It was the beginning of the monsoon season in Korea. It would rain a lot. But Jangmi and her family would miss the monsoon season. They were moving from 382 Shin Dang Dong in Korea to 112 Foster Terrace in Massachusetts, in America. In a few hours she would be on an airplane.
Jangmi looked around her room. Everything was packed. Only her memories reminded her of the scrolls and fans that were once on the walls.
At breakfast, Jangmi's best friend, Kisuni, came over. They went to the outdoor market to buy some chummy, a sweet melon. The girls often sat under the willow tree in Jangmi's yard, eating chummy. They did not want Jangmi to move away! Today the chummy was for a farewell meal. Family and friends were gathering to say good-bye. Then the family left for the airport.
On the plane, Jangmi asked about Massachusetts. She was curious about their new home. Mom described their house. It was a row house with radiators and a fireplace. It had a shingled roof and wooden floors and doors. In Jangmi's Korean home, warm pipes under the wax-covered floors kept the room warm. The doors were made of rice paper, and the roof had clay tiles. The new house sounded very different.
Mom talked about the seasons. Massachusetts did not have monsoons. Mom also told Jangmi that her name meant Rose in English. She could use that name if she wanted to. Jangmi said, "No, I am Jangmi, not Rose."
Already Jangmi felt homesick. She would live around the world from Kisuni. She would not have friends, her willow tree, chummy, or the monsoons.
When they got to the new home, Dad told Jangmi to look in the backyard. "It has a tree just like the one at 382 Shin Dang Dong."
"It is not a willow," Jangmi disagreed.
Dad said, "No, it is a maple, and it is beautiful."
Later that day, the furniture arrived. Jangmi began hanging her scrolls and fans on her bedroom walls. Then many neighbors came over to welcome the family. They brought dishes of food. A girl her age named Mary gave Jangmi a sweet fruit called honeydew. It was as delicious as chummy.
After everyone left, Jangmi sat under the maple tree. It really was beautiful. She had made a friend. Maybe someday she and Mary would sit under the tree together. Maybe someday she would use the name Rose. But today she was still Jangmi.



	Close
	Extend Language Show students that in the last paragraph the verb tense changes. Point out the -ed ending on the verbs in the first sentence of the paragraph (frowned, listened). Then point out the helping verb would in the remaining sentences on the page (would arrive, would hit, would be). Explain that this change in tense refers to a time in the future that the girl is thinking about and knows will come. Weather A monsoon is a wind that blows from a large land mass to the ocean during the winter, but in the summer blows from the ocean to the land. In winter, land areas cool faster than the ocean; in summer, the ocean cools faster than the land. These temperature differences cause monsoons. Winter monsoons bring dry weather, but summer monsoons bring heavy rainfall. Monsoons occur in many places, especially India, Southeast Asia, northern Australia, and West Africa.

"Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong"by Frances Park and Ginger Park

"Good-Bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong"
by Frances Park and Ginger Park