Gain a sense of responsibility and knowing what it´s like to have someone´s fate in their hands. Our resource is great for quizzes, vocabulary and writing prompts. Predict what will happen between Tree-ear and Min, and whether Tree-ear will become a potter. Match characters to their actions in the story. Use words in a sentence to show its meaning. Describe how Tree-ear prepares the clay for Min, and how different the process would be today. Write the step-by-step instructions on Kang´s new technique for making pottery. Compare Min and Kang´s work in a Venn Diagram. Design a poster advertising Min´s pottery. Find the cities from the novel on a setting map of Korea. Aligned to your State Standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.

About the Novel:
Set in 12th Century Korea, Tree-ear — an orphaned little boy — lives under a bridge with a disabled older friend and caretaker named Crane-man. Tree-ear is fascinated with a local potter named Min and dreams of creating his own ceramics. The trade of potter is unfortunately passed down from father to son, therefore Min can´t teach Tree-ear the trade. The Royal Emissary tours the village in search for a new potter for the palace. Min and Kang — another pottery-maker — compete for the honor. The emissary chooses Kang but tells Min that if he can create more work and bring it to Puyo, he will reconsider his choice. Now, Min´s fate rests in the hands of Tree-ear, who must deliver the pottery to the palace.