Pronunciation with Pinky and the Brain

I borrowed a great lesson from my friends Ross and Em for teaching pronunciation. Students learned about minimal pairs in English and practiced distinguishing between them during a game of BINGO.

We ended class by reading a tongue twister together, with each student reading one or two lines. I timed each class and was blown away by how every class did!

Here's a shortened version of the tongue twister.

Rules in HAWAII

1. Show your teacher and fellow students respect. No talking while the teacher or other students are talking.

선생님이나 다른 학생이 얘기할 때는 말하지 지 마세요. 선생님과 동료 학생들에게 존경심을 보이세요.

2. Bring your notebook and a pen everyday.

매일 공책과 펜을 가져오세요.

3. Always try to speak English.  

Mistakes are okay.  Learn from your mistakes.

언제나 영어로 말하려고 노력 하세요. 실수는 괜찮아요.

실수 속에서 배우는 것입니다.

4. No other reading during class.

수업 시간에는 수업 외의 책을 읽지 마세요.

(and no handphones!)

5. Respect HAWAII: Keep it clean!

HAWAII를 존중하세요. 깨끗하게 유지합시다.

                                                                                                                     

GNH and the Balloons of Bhutan

We talked about happiness by listening to the song "Happiness" from the musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The lyrics list several things that Charlie Brown and his friends think are happiness.

Then we learned about GNH (Gross National Happiness) and watched this video:

Students rated Korea's GNH on a scale of 1-10 and then learned about about the GNH in Bhutan with the Balloons of Bhutan Project. You can also explore the statistics for lots more about the project. (My favorite section is the one about wishes). ^^ We listened to Jonathan Harris explain the project.

We looked at some of the pictures, listened to some of the stories (Chimi Dema  & Tandin Gyeltshen).

Finally, we made Wordles of what made each class happy. :)

1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6

2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6

Bromance and other Relationship Vocabulary

We learned about informal vocabulary and language for relationships and friendships.

Starting vocabulary: PDA = Public Displays of Affection

We watched "TL;DR: Public Displays of Affection" from EatYourKimchi.com and discussed PDA between friends in Korea. It is far more common between same-sex friends in Korea than it is in North America. When there is affection between male friends, it's called Bromance. We watched this video by NigaHiga:

Then, we learned many words and language surrounding relationships and friendships.

Things You Should NOT Do in Korea

Mr. Bean makes a lot of faux-pas. Here are some other examples of faux-pas in North America and the U.K:

1. Yelling for a waiter to serve you at a restaurant. You should make eye contact or say "Excuse me" politely when he/she walks by you.
2. Not leaving a tip (extra money) at a restaurant, hotel, taxi, barber/hairdresser, nail salon.
3. Not covering your mouth when you sneeze or cough. You should cover with your hand or your elbow (elbow > hand).
4. Calling your teacher "Teacher!" You should address them with Mr./Miss/Ms./Mrs. and their family name.

Students watched this video from Eatyourkimchi.com:

Then, we made our own list of Korean faux-pas that foreigners should know about it.

Things You Should NOT Do in Korea

1. Tap older people's shoulders.
2. Drink alcohol facing older people (you should face away).
3. Start eating before older people.
4. Write people's name in red (it's for dead people).
5. Suntan in public places (with your clothes off >.<)
6. Talk to others while you are eating.
7. Call older people by his/her name.
8. Give students miyeok guk (seaweed soup) on exam day.
9. Cut nails the night before an exam
10. Pass over old people's heads while they are sleeping. You should walk around them intead.
11. Pick at the side dishes to get more delicious pieces. You should eat what is on top.
12. Give things with one hand to older people. You should use two hands instead.
13. Receive items with one hand from older people.
14. Touch the remote control when older people are watching something.
15. Fidget while you eat.
16. Drink soju with many sips. You should drink it in one shot.
17. Drink during the daytime.
18. Drive a nicer car than your boss.
19. Lift your ricebowl when you eat
20. Make noise when you drink/eat soup
21. Enter the master bedroom.
22. Open the refrigerator in other people's houses.
23. Chew gum in class.
24. Speak English very fast.

**One wise male student also wrote: You should understand the woman who cleans the toilet.

MAFIA Game

**Originally played in July**

Mafia is a role-playing game. Everyone has a role and makes decisions based upon their role.


Game Process
In the game, there are "nights" and "days." During nighttime, everyone sleeps. Some roles wake up during the night. During the day, everyone wakes up and the Narrator tells us who died. Then everyone must try to find out who is the Mafia, have a trial, and execute them.


Roles
Narrator/MC is in charge of telling people what happens next
Mafia vs. Everyone else

• Mafia – choose person to die each day
• Doctor – choose one person to save each day
• Police – choose one person to “investigate” (ask the MC if he/she is mafia)
• Townspeople – nothing special

Miss Morrow's Crazy Rules & Roles

• Super Mafia - one of the Mafia players who also picks an extra person to die each turn. Goal: be the last Mafia alive.
• Terrorist - a townsperson. If this person dies, they pick someone else who also dies.
• Sniper - townsperson who can kill one player, just once
• Mayor - elected by the townspeople who gets 2x for executions (this person can be Townsperson, Mafia, or any other role!!!)
• Matchmaker - townsperson at the beginning of game picks two "Lovers"
• Lovers - picked by the Matchmaker, if one Lover dies, the other one also dies. Their goal is to keep each other alive.(Lovers can also be Mafia or any other role!!). 

How to Play & How to Win

• Repeat the night time/day time cycle
• Mafia win when they outnumber the townspeople
• Townspeople win when the mafia have all died
• Super Mafia wins by killing all the townspeople AND being the only mafia member leftž
• Lovers win by both staying alive

Personality Test: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Myers-Briggs Test

Please answer “yes” or “no” to each question. 

There is no correct answer.  Please answer honestly.

Part A

1.You usually say your opinion (의견) during group discussions (그룹토론 ).

2. You are usually the first person to react (대답) to a sudden phone call or unexpected question (예상치 못한 질문).

3. You would rather sit near the front of the classroom.

4. You feel sad if you don’t see or speak to people often.

5. You feel happy and have more energy after meeting friends.

If you answered Yes to most of the sentences, you are an Extrovert (외향적) (E).    

If you answered no, you are an Introvert (내향적) (I).

Part B:

1. You are more worried (걱정하는) about the future (미래) than the present (현재).

2.  You would rather look at many options.  (You do not act quickly.)

3. Your desk at school is messy (지저분한).

4. You prefer doing a crossword puzzle to making something with your hands

5. You prefer to experiment (실험하다) with things, instead of following traditions (전통을 따르다 ).

If you answered yes, you are Intuitive  (직관형) (N).

If you answered no, you are Sensing (분별형) (S)

Part C:

1. You are not easily affected by (감정적인 영향을 받다) TV soap operas

2. You rarely buy something just because you like it. You carefully consider (고려하다) what you need more than what you like

3. You would take a job promotion (승진), even if you don’t like the work environment (직업환경 )

4. You usually tell people the truth, even if it may hurt their feelings (그들의 감정을 상하게 하다 )

5. You think justice (정의) is more important than mercy (자비)

If you answered yes, you are  Thinking (사고형) (T) 

If you answered no, you are  Feeling (감정형) (F)

Part D:

1. You make lists (목록표) of things to do

2. You are rarely late for appointments and usually schedule things in advance (미리서 할 일을 계획하다)

3. You like giving instructions (지시하다) to people.

4  You don’t like sudden changes.

5. You don’t like to delay (미루다) work, so you usually complete tasks on time

If you answered yes, you are Judging (판단형) (J)

If you answered no, you are a Perceiving (지각형) (P)

Personality Tests

Personality Test #1:

Imagine you are having  busy day at home. Many things need your attention at one time:

• Your baby is crying
• The faucet (tap) is leaking water
• The phone is ringing
• Your laundry (clothes) are hanging outside and it will rain soon.
• Someone is knocking on your door.

What do you do first?

Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"

"Love Story" by Taylor Swift

Movie Trailer for 1996 movie with Leonardo DiCaprio

Student-Made Movie Trailer for 1968 movie

Flip-book of Romeo and Juliet

Prologue:

Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend

Words defined:

¨Two households  = two families, Montague and Capulet

¨Verona = the city where the story takes place

¨Grudge = bad feelings towards someone

¨Blood = fight! murder

¨Foes  = enemies

¨star-cross'd = ill-fated or unlucky

¨take their life = suicide L

¨bury their parents' strife  = their parents aren’t fighting anymore

¨death-mark'd love = love that will end in death

¨children's end = their children (Romeo and Juliet) die

¨traffic of our stage = the play

**Disclaimer: I do not own any of these videos. I showed them in my class for educational purposes only.

Music Review Class

Here are the videos we watched in classes and wrote reviews about

"Friday"

"Here It Goes Again"

"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here"

"You And I Both"

SYTYCD Review Class

Each class watched a different set of videos. Although all of them were interesting, I've starred the videos that were popular in my classes.

 

"Hallelujah" Contemporary

"Forever" Hip Hop **

"Hometown Glory" Contemporary

"Bleeding Love" Lyrical Hip-Hop **

"Night of the Dancing Flame" Jazz**

"Party People" Hip-hop 

"Addiction" Contemporary

"The Garden" Jazz

"Outta Your Mind" Hip Hop **

**Disclaimer: I do not own any of videos. I used them in my class for educational purposes only.

Music Video Narrative Class

Here are the videos for our Music Video Narrative class

"Rocketeer" by the Far East Movement
"Must Have Done Something Right" by Relient K

"Waiting on the World to Change" by John Mayer

Genre Listening Lesson

Here are the songs that we listened to for our Genre Listening class:

As you entered HAWAII: "Telephone" by Lady Gaga

Pop: "Stop and Stare" by OneRepublic
Standard: "Foggy Day in London Town" by Michael Buble
Rock: "Let it Rock" by Kevin Rudolph
Folk: "Everybody" by Ingrid Michaelson
Hip-hop/R&B: "Mad" by Ne-Yo
Country: "Our Song" by Taylor Swift