The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park ($ 5.99 )
CHAPTER 3 LITERATURE
Lesson initially created by Mary Beth Poole , Ph . D ., Reading and Language Arts Specialist ( Grades 3 , 4 , and 5 ) at Camp Lejeune Dependents Schools , Camp Lejeune , North Carolina . Additional information provided by Mimi Benedict and Mary Connor .
The unit includes thoughtful and engaging questions and activities and a culminating activity that includes kite making and flying kites . The author began her work through an extra-curricular afterschool club called Where in the World ? Students in grades 3-5 created projects pertaining to life in East Asia . They targeted countries of particular interest to sons and daughters of United States Marines . These countries included Korea , Japan , the Philippines , Vietnam , Thailand , and Cambodia . Mary Beth Poole used Korea as an example . This after-school club encouraged parent participation and included a “ share fair ” at the end of the school year .
Goals and Objectives : Students will learn about Korean culture and history through a fictional story set during the early period of the Joseon dynasty ( 1392-1910 )
They will learn about Confucianism and its impact on society .
They will compare and contrast traditional family relationships with American family relationships .
The students will also learn about the importance and uses of kites in cultural rituals , the settling of disputes and war .
From the reading and kite making , the students will learn about the accuracy and skills required to make a kite that flies well .
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Common Core English Language Art Standards 1 . CCSS . ELA-Literacy . W . 3.2 Write informative / explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly . 2 . CCSS . ELA-Literacy . W . 3.2a Introduce a topic and group related information together , include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension . 3 . CCSS . ELA-Literacy . RL . 4.3 Describe in depth a character , setting , or event in story or drama , drawing on specific details in the text ( e . g ., a character ’ s thoughts , words , or actions ). 4 . CCSS . ELA-Literacy . RL . 5.3 Compare and contrast two or more characters , settings , or events in a story or drama , drawing on specific details in the text ( e . g . how characters interact ). 5 . CCSS . ELA-Literacy . RL . 5.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text , including figurative language such as metaphors and similes .
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