I Remember Korea
Publication Information
Author:  Granfield, Linda	Illustrator:
Title:  I Remember Korea	Date:  2003
Publisher:  Clarion	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-618-17740-X	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    memoirs/reminiscences, nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| language arts - writing
Summary:
This collection of poignant and gripping memories of Korean War veterans includes archival photographs, a timeline, and Internet sites.
Teaching Ideas:
Ask students to consider what, in general, the vets recall? Compare to other wars. Explore the treatment of veterans by the government and by communities. Explore the treatment of civilians. Students can create questions based on the book to use in interviewing veterans they know, especially from Viet Nam and Iraq, and then compare the stories with the book. See the timeline and WWW sites at the back of the book.
Teaching Strategies:
Bleich's Heuristic for Responding to Reading    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/bleichs_heuristic.pdf
Matrices or Charts    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/matrices_charts.pdf
Types of Journals    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/types_of_journals.pdf
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Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > determination/perseverance Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > fear Geography > locations > countries > England > English Channel History > topic > war History > topic > war > soldiers > veterans Geography > locations > countries > Korea Geography > locations > countries > North Korea Education > assessment

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