[Kara Schwartz]

Hi! Here is my Unit Plan. If it needs anything, please let me know, and I can add. Also, if you have any quetions please ask

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[Kara Schwartz]

I learned so much from this class, but more importantly I experienced the class as well, by watching Korean films, television shows, listening to Kpop, and eating Korean food.

First of all, I am embarrassed to say that I did not know much about Korean pop culture until I took this class. But I feel that Professor Jung-Kim was a huge help immersing me in the pop culture of Korea. The articles, her videos, and our Tuesday night discussion group (I will miss that) really gave me great resources and information. 

I made assumptions before regarding Kpop stars that they were trying to anglicize themselves through plastic surgery, but I learned there is a history regarding the “pretty boy” look of Kpop male stars. The idea of the flower boy where a man is pretty in the face and strong in the body is most likely the look the Kpop stars are trying to achieve. I also assumed that Korean food was not a fusion of influences. I am not sure why I thought this. But I learned that Japanese influences due to the occupation also helped Korean chefs and cooks create their own style from their occupier’s influences. Also, during the Korean War, American soldiers introduced Spam and they absorbed Spam into their cooking. 

The most important thing I learned is to make learning fun for students, and we can with Korean pop culture. I can teach them while showing them fun Kpop videos and Korean films, and possibly even bring in Korean food. My asignment and Unit will be posted soon. I now know places in the area I can suggest to pick up Korean food! I feel by learning about a culture’s pop culture it empowers the learner to become more worldly and it creates an atmosphere to learn about another culture that is inviting. I truly believe that through shared fun aspects of culture, like pop culture we can unite cultures and create a better understanding and appreciation for the world and its cultures. 

 

[Kara Schwartz]

Hi!

 

Here is my film review of Bong Joon-ho's mother

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HI I was unable to post in the Website review section, so I am attaching it to this post. The message stated that I am not allowed to post anything new to the post.

Thank you!

[Kara Schwartz]

Nice! 
many of my students cook and those who don't coukd learn! It would be great to demo a recipe in class !

And to share what they cook!

[Kara Schwartz]

I think the idea of esports teams in US schools is fantastic 

we have athletes and gamers and students who are both in my school. Video games do not get the credit they deserve. I found numerous academic articles that discuss the benefits of gaming and refute the old 90s myth that video games make teens violent.

but alas in more conservative American schools there is a stigma

[Kara Schwartz]

I think the idea of esports teams in US schools is fantastic 

we have athletes and gamers and students who are both in my school. Video games do not get the credit they deserve. I found numerous academic articles that discuss the benefits of gaming and refute the old 90s myth that video games make teens violent.

but alas in more conservative American schools there is a stigma

[Kara Schwartz]

HI!

 

Can I receive CEUS instead of a Cert of Completion?

 

Thanks!

[Kara Schwartz]

Hi Jerrica

Thank you! Yes most students know it since fir now we are an Apple school. The ones who do not know I show them.

Also, they will have to write a bit too and summarize what cultural items they learned or what they are trying to express about Korean culture in their trailer. 

 

[Kara Schwartz]

Hi Jerrica

Thank you! Yes most students know it since fir now we are an Apple school. The ones who do not know I show them.

Also, they will have to write a bit too and summarize what cultural items they learned or what they are trying to express about Korean culture in their trailer. 

 

[Kara Schwartz]

HI!

I have an idea that I ran by my social studies teacher who I work with in our Contemporary Asian Studies class. I would like to have the students research (and we will provide them with credible sources and/or how to retrieve credible sources) Korean Food, KPop, Korean Film and Kdrama. They will research and cite their sources. Then, they will create (using Imovie) we are an Apple school, a trailer for a cooking show, Korean Film, drama, or if they are so ambitious create their own meal from a Korean recipe and film it. They will present this to the class, and the class will ask questions. They will need to spend two class sessions researching and two creating.

More about the articles next.

Articles: I have two comments. 1. Esports is interesting in that not all students can physically participate in physical sports. There are some schools that have esports clubs in Maine. We do not have this.

2. The second article talked about the popularity of webtoons overseas. I am surprised my students have not tuned (sorry for the pun) into this yet. They love Manga and Anime from Japan, and they love Kpop and Kdrama. An Asian market just opened up here in Bangor Maine, and when I visit, I see my students buying chips from China and drinking BoBo Tea. But Webtoons is not taking off yet, and I say yet because now that I know what they are... I am going to notice this.

I am here and my curiousity is now awake https://www.webtoons.com/en/

[Kara Schwartz]

I think if a once colonized culture can refashion a colonial food and make it their own there is power there. Sure food and spices were shared by both trade and colonialism it does not mean that the entire cultural exchange is all about conquering

Like Tina discussed many places received food they n my au never have had before. But the transformation of those foods is a celebration of cultures

Bang mi is an example of a Vietnamese food that embraced part of its colonial past, only the culinary part, but they created a wonderful sandwich and the French influence in Vietnamese cooking is not a bad thing

Please note I am not advocating colonialism in any way.

 

 

 

[Kara Schwartz]

Tina 

 

you put a lot in perspective for me. I had probably too much meat growing up where my mom did not think it was a meal without meat. Chicken and beef were not too pricey growing up. I think I take it for granted the variety of food I had available to me as well. And I love Korean cooking a lot now, so I am less skeptical about spam in Korean food now. Perhaps with the right spices and flavors spam can be more versatile  than I thought 

[Kara Schwartz]

Courtney I was thinking that as well . Plastic surgery must be very pricey, especially jaw surgery. 
 

I second your question. Is it the elite in Korea who are getting most of the elective plastic surgery?

[Kara Schwartz]

I tried a pretty sweet grapefruit flavor in Boston 

I bought a bottle at H Mart a Korean grocery, and I really enjoyed it. 

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