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Linda Sue ParkA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
1. This novel is set in a small village in 12th-century Korea. Think about the differences between your daily life and what it might be like for someone from such a time and place. What are some features of the modern world that wouldn’t have been available then? How do you think this would affect the way you spend your time?
Teaching Suggestion: The book focuses heavily on the manual tasks associated with pottery-making; for example, chopping wood for the kiln fire requires hours of work. Likewise, clay must be cut from a riverbank and not bought at a store. The potter’s wheel is run on foot power. It may be useful for students to consider their daily routine in a world without electricity, running water, or labor-saving devices as they respond to the question.
By Linda Sue Park
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