Yunmi and Halmonis Trip by Sook Nyul Choi

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Yunmi and Halmonis Trip by Sook Nyul Choi

• Theme 5

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Awards

• None yet-would you give this story an award?
  What do you like best about it?

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Genre Realistic Fiction

• A realistic fiction story is about realistic
  (could happen in real life, but they arent real)
  people, things, and events.
• The plot-including events, problem, solution-is
  made up (fictional).

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Summary

• During their trip to Korea, Yunmi sees how happy
  Halmoni is to see her relatives. She worries
  that Halmoni will not want to return to New York.
  When Halmoni reassures her, Yunmi learns how
  lucky she is to belong to two families.

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Background Information

• Most people who live in America have relatives
  who moved here at one time-even native Americans
  are believed to have moved here from Asia
  before the world was broken into 7 continents.
  People who move to a new country to live are
  called immigrants.

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Key Concept

• visiting a foreign country

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Key Vocabulary

• bustling
• custom
• foreigners
• passport
• sightseeing
• skyscrapers
• vendor

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bustling
full of activity
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custom
a tradition a way of doing something that many
people follow
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foreigners
people who come from a different country or place
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passport
a government document that allows a person to
travel in foreign countries
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sightseeing
visiting interesting places touring
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skyscrapers
very tall buildings
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vendor
someone who sells something
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Strategy Focus Predict/Infer

• When we predict, use the information we have to
  make a reasonable guess before we read the story
  about what might happen.
• Use the title, pictures, and prior knowledge to
  help you guess
• who the main characters will be
• what the problem might be
• how the problem will be solved

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Strategy Focus Predict
Lets try it!

• What might happen when Yunmi meets her relatives
  in Korea?

or
Do you predict Halmoni will stay in Korea or
return with Yunmi?
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Comprehension Skill Focus Predicting Outcomes

• When you predict an outcome, you are using story
  clues to make a reasonable guess about what might
  happen next.
• These predictions are made after you read some of
  the story to help you make a more reasonable
  prediction about what might happen further on in
  the story.

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Graphic Organizer
Fill in the organizer with details from the story.
I know So this could happen
Yunmi loves her grandmother very much. Halmoni
loves Yunmi and her family very much. Halmoni
misses being in Korea with the rest of her
family.
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Meet the Author

• From the days of her childhood, Sook Nyul Choi
  wanted to be a writer. The first stories, poems,
  and articles she wrote were in Korean, her first
• language. Later, after teaching for many
  years in New York City schools,
• she began to write in English.
• Sook Nyul Choi writes both for children and
  for young adults. Her own
• experiences in Korea help to shape her
  books. One of her main goals is to
• help young Americans learn about the
  culture and history of Korea.
• Today, Sook Nyul Choi is a full-time
  writer. She also visits schools to
• speak to students. Once, when a student
  wanted to know which of her books the author
  liked best, she said, "All of my books are very
  important to me. They are like fingers on a hand.
  I don't like one more than another." (from
  www.eduplace.com)

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Link to Houghton Mifflin

• If you enjoyed reading Yunmi and Halmonis
  Trip and would like to check out some more
  information and activities, click below to go to
  www.eduplace.com, Houghton Mifflins web site.

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