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Lesson 1 (from Prologue-Part 1: Chapter 4)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine songbun, and how it affects destiny in North Korea. Songbun is a caste system in North Korea. It determines a person's status in society and dictates the type of education they can have, where they can live, and the type of employment they have.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Why does hard work guarantee individuals nothing in North Korea? Why is everything that a person has and can do dependent upon their songbun? How did Yeonmi's father's family lose everything they had achieved because their status declined? How was family history positive or negative in determining songbun? How did the actions of one family member determine the songbun of other family members? How did Keum Sook's family history give her family bad songbun? How is status constantly monitored and by whom? Why did Park Jin Sik not have a future...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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