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Sunday, 24 April 2011
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Saturday, 16 April 2011
Why we decided to use rhymes in the children storybook:
1. Nursery rhymes, poems and songs will provide children with opportunities to develop an appreciation for rhyme and rhythm, as well as to develop their memory and auditory skills.
2. Research in the field of early childhood development and reading has shown that children who struggle to recognise words that rhyme, often have difficulty in learning to read. Hence, the importance of familiarizing children with rhymes and preschool songs.
3. The rhythm of songs, poems and rhymes help children to remember the words and helps to develop auditory memory skills. It has been said that the golden age for memory is between ages 6-9. At this age a child can memorize more quickly and remember for longer than at any other time in his life. Children who cannot yet read, remember better than their peers who can read, as the non-readers cannot refer back to the text for information but have to remember everything they have seen or heard.
4. Poems and verses use words to paint word pictures and nursery rhymes help to activate that awareness.
5. While reading, singing, playing and acting out nursery rhymes together, convey a message to children that sounds make words and that words are fun!
6. Nursery rhymes also help children to appreciate and develop and understanding of humour.
7. Since most nursery rhymes also include mathematical concepts, like counting, time, height, measurement, position, volume, weather, temperature etc. It can allow children to use them as opportunities to develop vocabulary around these concepts.
8. The intriguing and fanciful stories, colourful characters and vivid language of nursery rhymes and preschool songs have fascinated children for centuries and helped expand their imaginations. It introduce them to the world of literature, storytelling, play-acting and make-believe.
Source: http://www.imakenews.com/storytimefelts/e_article001870714.cfm?x=bgdQchT,b8PPkK7h,w
1. Nursery rhymes, poems and songs will provide children with opportunities to develop an appreciation for rhyme and rhythm, as well as to develop their memory and auditory skills.
2. Research in the field of early childhood development and reading has shown that children who struggle to recognise words that rhyme, often have difficulty in learning to read. Hence, the importance of familiarizing children with rhymes and preschool songs.
3. The rhythm of songs, poems and rhymes help children to remember the words and helps to develop auditory memory skills. It has been said that the golden age for memory is between ages 6-9. At this age a child can memorize more quickly and remember for longer than at any other time in his life. Children who cannot yet read, remember better than their peers who can read, as the non-readers cannot refer back to the text for information but have to remember everything they have seen or heard.
4. Poems and verses use words to paint word pictures and nursery rhymes help to activate that awareness.
5. While reading, singing, playing and acting out nursery rhymes together, convey a message to children that sounds make words and that words are fun!
6. Nursery rhymes also help children to appreciate and develop and understanding of humour.
7. Since most nursery rhymes also include mathematical concepts, like counting, time, height, measurement, position, volume, weather, temperature etc. It can allow children to use them as opportunities to develop vocabulary around these concepts.
8. The intriguing and fanciful stories, colourful characters and vivid language of nursery rhymes and preschool songs have fascinated children for centuries and helped expand their imaginations. It introduce them to the world of literature, storytelling, play-acting and make-believe.
Source: http://www.imakenews.com/storytimefelts/e_article001870714.cfm?x=bgdQchT,b8PPkK7h,w
Friday, 15 April 2011
Research on Rhymes.
Definition of Rhymes
Rhymes are types of poems which have the the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words most often at the ends of lines. This technique makes the poem easy to remember and is therefore often used in Nursery Rhymes. There are several derivatives of the term rhyme which include Double rhyme, Triple rhyme, Rising rhyme, Falling rhyme, Perfect and Imperfect rhymes.
Example:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses, And all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again!
Source: http://www.types-of-poetry.org.uk/38-rhymes.htm
Rhymes are types of poems which have the the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words most often at the ends of lines. This technique makes the poem easy to remember and is therefore often used in Nursery Rhymes. There are several derivatives of the term rhyme which include Double rhyme, Triple rhyme, Rising rhyme, Falling rhyme, Perfect and Imperfect rhymes.
Example:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses, And all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again!
Source: http://www.types-of-poetry.org.uk/38-rhymes.htm
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Thursday, 7 April 2011
Storybook Script
Long ago, in 1940, Japan invaded Korea,
They made Korea a Japan Empire.
Japan was cruel,
Koreans had to obey the rulers.
Koreans had to change thier names,
And they had no where to push the blames.
A notice was posted,
"If you go aganst the command,you will be arrested."
In the end Sun-Hee's name became Keoko,
Tae-yul became Nobuo.
One day,Sun-Hee and Tae-yul is being called,
where Uncle had a flag and taught
the meaning and drawing of it
"Never forget."
"Keep it in your mind always",
"What the flag looks like and means."
Uncle said.
When the time comes,
Korea will be free,
Becoming its own country.
Uncle told Sun-Hee and Tae-yul,
"You,"
"have to capture,"
"this picture,"
"in your mind,"
"before the Japanese can find."
Uncle hoped,
that one day,
Korean flag,
would be able to fly with pride.
Information taken from
"When My Name Was Keoko"
By Linda Sue Park.
They made Korea a Japan Empire.
Japan was cruel,
Koreans had to obey the rulers.
Koreans had to change thier names,
And they had no where to push the blames.
A notice was posted,
"If you go aganst the command,you will be arrested."
In the end Sun-Hee's name became Keoko,
Tae-yul became Nobuo.
One day,Sun-Hee and Tae-yul is being called,
where Uncle had a flag and taught
the meaning and drawing of it
"Never forget."
"Keep it in your mind always",
"What the flag looks like and means."
Uncle said.
When the time comes,
Korea will be free,
Becoming its own country.
Uncle told Sun-Hee and Tae-yul,
"You,"
"have to capture,"
"this picture,"
"in your mind,"
"before the Japanese can find."
Uncle hoped,
that one day,
Korean flag,
would be able to fly with pride.
Information taken from
"When My Name Was Keoko"
By Linda Sue Park.
Monday, 4 April 2011
2 ideas of the front cover of our children storybook. (click to enlarge)
Background: Sharon Trees
Background: Sharon Trees planted outside of a house. There's a wavy path. At the corner, it is stated that the children story book is based on a novel by Linda Sue Park. Title is changed to 'When We were Ruled by Japanese'.
The pictures of our faces will be uploaded by the end of this week. Progess report will be posted probably by tomorrow. Sketches will be improved and the new ones will be uploaded soon. Please visit our blog often to check for our updates. Thank you.
Thursday, 31 March 2011
The 10 events that we chosen in the book :D
1. All Koreans are ordered to change their names to Japanese names.
2. Uncle wants Taeyul and Sun-hee to remember the Korean flag.
3. Sun-hee loves practising kanji.
4.They planted a sharon tree secretly.
5.The bicycle was taken away from Tae-yul.
6.Uncle went into hiding for a long time.
7.Uncle printed resistance papers.
8.Tae-yul became a kamikaze.
9. Japanese surrendered.
10.Korea was then controlled by America ever since.
2. Uncle wants Taeyul and Sun-hee to remember the Korean flag.
3. Sun-hee loves practising kanji.
4.They planted a sharon tree secretly.
5.The bicycle was taken away from Tae-yul.
6.Uncle went into hiding for a long time.
7.Uncle printed resistance papers.
8.Tae-yul became a kamikaze.
9. Japanese surrendered.
10.Korea was then controlled by America ever since.
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