Hiking, the Best Way to Know about Korea Featured, Open
By: choonhwa deschenes (queens college, cuny)
Topic(s): B. Contemporary Life, Leisure

Enduring Understanding
1. Cultural values, beliefs, and practices play a role in people’s choice of hobbies.
2. Hiking, the Korean people’s favorite hobby, reflects the history, religion, and identities associated with the mountains in Korea.

Essential Questions
1. What makes you choose a certain hobby?
2. How do the hobbies and perspectives of other cultures compare to my own?
3. What does hiking mean to Korean people?

The Korea Hobby Expo is calling for new proposals to encourage hiking to promote people’s quality of life and to attract foreign tourists.
You are writing a proposal by investigating hiking in Korea.


Novice High-CEFR A1/A2

A Children's song, "Kumgang Mountain"

https://tv.naver.com/v/10579723

Interpretive

Students listen to a song and describe the objectives and people in the song and then the students write 3 questions about them.

I can describe the objects in the song and pose 3 questions about it.


Interpersonal

Students ask and respond about hiking experiences with my classmates.

I can exchange information about my hiking experience with others.


Presentational

Students create a hiking club poster.

I can create a poster for Kumgang Mountain.


Intermediate Mid-CEFR A2/B1

https://blog.naver.com/najyong123/220411564383

Interpretive

Students examine the two paintings and compare the different types of hiking and their purposes.

I can compare the different types of hiking and their purposes.


Interpersonal

Students ask and answer questions on what kinds of hiking they prefer and explain why they prefer those kinds of hiking.

I can exchange my preferences about different hiking types with others.


Presentational

Students create a song or poem about their ideal hiking trip.
I can compose a song or a poem about my ideal hiking trip.

I can compose a song or a poem about my ideal hiking trip.


Intermediate High-CEFR B1

https://blog.naver.com/mofakr/223090167515

Interpretive

Students read articles on hiking and answer the questions.

I can identify information about hiking by reading.


Interpersonal

Students ask and answer questions on what kinds of hiking they prefer and explain why they prefer those kinds of hiking.

I can exchange my preferences about different hiking types with others.


Presentational

Students create a proposal for the Hobby Expo (that includes a slideshow presentation along with narration) for a different audience.

I can create a hiking proposal for the Hobby Expo.


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