The purpose of this study is to analyze the identity development of immigrant children in America as portrayed in Yoon character in the picture books by Helen Recorvits. This issue becomes very interesting to be analyzed because the readers will get more understanding on how immigrant children face several cultural differences in America, especially on how they develop their identity. “Through picture books about immigrants, nonimmigrant children can learn about the immigrant experience (Johnson and Smith, 1993) and be exposed to different cultures in the social studies classroom” (Lamme, Linda, et al., 2004: 123). You can expand upon them, or add your own twist.The topic of cultural differences in picture books can be used as a medium for school-age children to understand more about the condition of immigrant children in America. You can use them, but you don't have to use them. *Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions. The Korean alphabet, while it uses characters similar to those of Chinese and Japanese, is alphabet-based, rather than pictographic. If you know how to write the words in Spanish (p?jaro and perro), write those, too. The word for bird is sae and the word for dog is gae. Underneath them, write the words for bird and dog using Korean alphabet characters. Label each with the English words bird, dog and cat. Have you ever made friends with someone new?ĭraw a picture of a bird, dog and/or cat. Have you ever seen Korean writing? (Maybe in Koreatown?) Have you ever gone away somewhere and been homesick?wanted to go home again? Why does Yoon like her name better written in Korean? Where do you or your parents (or grandparents) come from? Find those places on the map.ĭo any of you have names that mean something? Or were you named after someone in particular?ĭiscussion topics for during/after reading: Can Yoon find a new happy name like bird, cat or cupcake?įind Korea on the map. However, Yoon doesn't like it written in English because it looks sad to her which is the way she feels in her new country. Yoon's name means Shinning Wisdom and written in Korean it looks nice and happy. Grade Level: 2nd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)

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