Strategies

• To support this activity, use the Lesson 4 Teacher's Guide and Lesson 4 Presentation found under Lesson 4.

• Note:  This may be treated as a full writing process activity.  If so, follow the 5-step writing process outline under Lesson 3 Assessments.

Introduce the Assignment

• Have students reflect on what they have learned by having them take the persona of a Korean living in the U.S. in 1919 and compose a letter to President Wilson encouraging the U.S. to support the Korean Independence Movement.  This may be done as an informal or formal writing activity. Distribute and review the Persuasive Letter Directions. Review the Scoring Rubric (found on page 2 of the Persuasive Letter Directions).  Download below.

• Writing Prompt: Imagine you are a Korean schoolgirl who participated in the independence movement in 1919. Compose a letter to President Wilson, asking the US to take a position in favor of Korean Independence. 

• Some arguments or points you should connect to in your letter:

  • The Fourteen Points Speech

  • The devastation of WW1

  • Global advocacy and organization for Korean Independence by Koreans living in the United States, Korea, China, Russia, and Mexico 

  • Japan’s colonization of Korea and violation of principles of the Fourteen Points

 

​Resources

• • Lesson 4 Teachers' Guide and Lesson 4 Presentation are found on Lesson 4 Overview.

  • Download resources for this activity below.

  • Writing Process resources are include in Lesson 3 Presentation under Lesson 3 Overview.

  • Additional resources are found under Lesson 4 Overview, Activity 4.1, Activity 4.2, Lesson 4 Assessments, and Lesson 4 Writing Extensions.