Guiding Comprehension

Compare and Contrast

• Literal

How are Korea and America alike and different?

Alike: No similarities mentioned. Different: America has highways, shingled rooftops, glass-enclosed stores, no rice fields or monsoons, and many foreign faces. Korea has narrow roads, clay-tiled roofs, open markets, rice fields, monsoons, and familiar faces.

then… use the skill and strategy instruction on
p. 211.

If… students are unable to contrast America and Korea,

Compare and
Contrast

Cause and Effect • Inferential

Why do you think Jangmi's father points to the tree in their yard?

Possible response: He thinks Jangmi would feel more at home knowing there was a tree like the one in Korea in their new yard.

Predict • Inferential

How might the arrival of the movers change Jangmi's mood?

Possible response: She might feel more at home with her favorite things set up in her new bedroom.

SKILLS
STRATEGIES IN CONTEXT

Compare and
Contrast

TEACH

Remind students that comparisons and contrasts tell how things are alike and different.
Clue words such as like, as, same, but, unlike, and instead of sometimes signal comparisons or contrasts.

MODEL I look for similarities between America and Korea, but none are mentioned. However, the differences are obvious. Paragraph two begins with the topic sentence "Even through the fog, I could see that things were very different in America." In this paragraph, words such as instead of and no signal some of the differences between the two countries. America has highways, shingled rooftops, glassenclosed stores, no rice fields, no monsoons, and many foreign faces. Korea has narrow roads, clay-tiled roofs, open markets, rice fields, monsoons, and many familiar faces.

PRACTICE AND ASSESS

Have students reread p. 211 and compare and contrast the inside of the homes in America and Korea. (No similarities are mentioned, but the differences are that American homes have cold, wooden floors and heavy wooden doors; Korea has warm, ondal floors and rice paper doors.)

"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.



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	Geography The Korean Peninsula, which is divided into the countries of North and South Korea, has a lot of mountains. A small part of the peninsula has flatter land that can be used for farming. These areas are mostly along the southern, western, and eastern coasts. Korea also has almost 3,000 islands off its coastline, but not many people live on them. The landscape of Massachusetts changes a lot from east to west. In the east, the land is lowest and flattest. This area makes up about a third of the state. But as you head west, the land becomes hillier and finally quite mountainous in the far west. River valleys separate the north-south mountain ranges, however, and provide good soil for farming. Access Content Show students a picture of a maple tree and a willow tree. Explain the differences in the leaves and branches. Discuss how sitting under a willow tree might feel different from sitting under a maple.

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

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