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Sijo Lesson Series for Elementary School Students:

By Ms. Elizabeth Jorgensen
English teacher at Arrowhead Union High School in Hartland, WI

 

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Sijo Lesson #1 - "What is Sijo?"
In this video, teacher Elizabeth Jorgensen introduces elementary school students to sijo, a Korean form of poetry. In this lesson, students learn how to say sijo. Students also learn what makes the sijo unique as well as the form and function of each line.	top
Sijo Lesson #2 - "Let's Read Sijo"
In this video, teacher Elizabeth Jorgensen introduces elementary school students to sijo, a Korean form of poetry. In this lesson, students read and analyze sijo written by professional and student authors.	top
Sijo Lesson #3 - "Write Your Sijo"
In this video, teacher Elizabeth Jorgensen introduces elementary school students to sijo, a Korean form of poetry. In this lesson, students prepare to write a sijo poem by coming up with a topic, setting, character, purpose and twist. Students then share sijo ideas and receive feedback from classmates. Finally, students use a worksheet to form ideas into the three-line structure.	top
Sijo Lesson #4 - "Share Your Sijo"
In this video, teacher Elizabeth Jorgensen introduces elementary school students to sijo, a Korean form of poetry. In this lesson, students take turns reading sijos and receiving feedback.	top

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Sijo Lesson #1 - "What is Sijo?"

Sijo Lesson #2 - "Let's Read Sijo"

Sijo Lesson #3 - "Wite Your Sijo"

Sijo Lesson #4 - "Share Your Sijo"

Ms. Elizabeth Jorgensen teaches Advanced Composition, Composition, Creative Writing, College Strategies and Journalism at Arrowhead Union High School, in Hartland, WI.

Ms. Jorgensen teaches sijo in her Creative Writing classes, and she gave a lecture titled "Teaching sijo in high school classroom" at the 2016 Sijo Workshop for teachers organized by NCTA and sponsored by Sejong Cultural Society.

Sijo Lecture Series video was produced by the Sejong Cultural Society (http://www.sejongculturalsociety.org), with major funding from the Academy of Korean Studies (한국학중앙연구원) under the "Understanding Korea Project" Grant.


Video recording and editing by Won J. Park
Recorded at Chicago Korean American Cultural Center, July 2016
Video production completed: March 27, 2017

 

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