Multicultural Book Talk
Kat Elder
"Bee-bim Bop!" Information and Introduction
Author: Linda Sue Park
Illustrator: Ho Baek Lee
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Topic/Theme: The wonderful joys of family and food!
Awards:
(1) New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
(2) Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year
Citation: Park, Linda Sue., and Ho Baek Lee. Bee-bim Bop! New York: Clarion, 2005. Print.
About the Author -- Linda Sue Park
When asked about literature as pertaining to her life, she said, "I've been writing for as long as I can remember, and reading even before that. My mom still has stories that I wrote when I was in kindergarten. I was a reader and a re-reader. That's the main reason I became a writer. I can give advice to anyone interested in writing in one word: READ! I think it's much more important to be a reader than to be a writer!"
To find out more about Ms. Park, visit www.lspark.com
Taste of the Text
Rushing to the store
Mama buy the groceries
more, Mama, more!
Hurry, Mama, hurry
Gatta shop shop shop!
Hungry hungry hungry
for some BEE-BIM BOP!
About the Illustrator -- Ho Baek Lee
LOOK at this INK!
Criteria for notable multicultural literature
The physical characteristics of the characters replicate the natural appearance of some, but not all, Korean-Americans and avoids stereotypes. The characters are portrayed as unique individuals within the Korean-American culture.
2. Portrays cultural accuracy and authenticity of characters in terms of social status.
In many Korean families, it is common for relatives outside of the immediate family to live in the home. It is common for a grandparent to live with one of their children and their grandchildren. This aspect of Korean culture is seen in "Bee-bim bop!" as the grandmother is shown praying and sharing a meal with her child and her two little grandchildren.
3. Honors and celebrates diversity as well as common bonds in humanity.
Across every culture, through every time, and in every place, family and food are very important. In this piece, family and food are celebrated. Although the food they are eating honors and celebrates Korean culture, and although their "family dinner" may include different relatives than would be present at our typical "family dinner", as humans we can relate to the joy of family and food! We can think about our own family gatherings and think of the foods we are excited to prepare and share! An example for that pertains to me and my family would be Thanksgiving! . . . What about you?
4. Has an appealing format and is of endearing quality.
Because this book is written in a mix of "ABCB" and "ABAB" formats, it makes it impossible to read without singing along to the rhythm! The format of the illustrations (watercolors on white) make the color POP off the page. This book is definitely appealing to the ears and the eyes!
*The pictures below taken from the book are examples of each of these criteria*
"Bee-bim Bop!" Lesson Plan
STANDARDS
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2
Recognize and produce rhyming words.
GRADE LEVEL:
Kindergarten (end of year once letters and sounds of letters are mastered).
OBJECTIVES:
1. The student will recognize rhyming words within the text.
2. The student will produce rhyming words.
3. The student will be able to identify the word that does not belong when given 3 words (2 that rhyme, one that does not).
LESSON PROCEDURE
- Have students come to the carpet at the front of the room.
- Define Rhyme: the correspondence of sound between the ending syllables of words. Usually used at the ends of lines of poetry.
- Give examples of words that rhyme to the class like "mop and top, stop and cop, loose and goose, time and lime, shine and mine, ect."
- Read aloud of "Bee-bim bop!". Read once through completely and tell students to pay attention to the way the words sound.
- Read aloud again, but stop after each stanza is read aloud and ask students to identify which words (located at the ends of the lines) rhyme.
- Discuss the concept of word families. Word families are groups of words that have a common feature or pattern; they have some of the same combinations of letters in them which gives them a similar sound (rhyming).
- There are Introduce word families to the students. It would be reasonable to introduce a new word family once a day or once a week depending on how well the students grasp the concept of rhyming. Some of the most common word families, according to Wylie and Durrell, are: ack, ain, ake, ale, all, ame, an, ank, ap, ash, at, and ate. Although I only listed the 13 most common word families, Wylie and Durell address the 37 most common word families in many online articles and sources.
- Choose one word family to address. I would choose "op" because it goes along with "Bee-bim Bop!"
- Have students return to their seats.
- Let each student familiarize with the word family through practice with an "op" worksheet (example of a word family practice sheet pictured below).
- Do they understand? Informal Assessment: Post-It Word Sort. Have all of the "op" family (bop, chop, cop, crop, drop, flop, hop, lop, mop, plop, pop, prop, sop, shop, stop, top) written on Post-It Notes prior to the beginning of the lesson. Also have words written that are not part of the "op" family, words that do not rhyme (ex: dime, lamb, grass, cat, dog). Stick two of the "op" words and one random word on the board. Randomly call on one student to come to the board and take away the Post- It that does not belong. Once the student has made his or her selection, ask the class to show whether they agree or disagree using their thumbs. Thumbs Up = Agree! Thumbs down = Disagree! Thumb in the Middle = I am unsure! The teacher should monitor not only how many times the chosen student correctly takes away the wrong Post- It from the group, but also, how many students in the crowd agree when the correct Post- It is removed and how many students have their thumbs in the middle meaning that they are unsure.