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Korean Story Connectors

Ninth graders connect a story in Korean using sequence words (순서) — 먼저 (meonjeo, first), 그다음에 (geudaeume, next), 그리고 (geurigo, and then), 마지막으로 (majimageuro, finally). With past-tense verbs, they can tell a whole story in order.

Grade 9Story Connectors50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Use sequence words.
  • ✓Connect events.
  • ✓Order a story.
  • ✓Tell what happened.
Essential Question

First, next, then, finally — how do you tell a story in order in Korean?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Story

Project this and have students put the story events in order using the Korean connectors.

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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Telling a Story

6 min

How do you connect events in order in Korean?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Tell a scrambled story.
  • Ask what comes first.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Story Connectors

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Model meonjeo, geudaeume, geurigo.
  • Note majimageuro (finally).
  • Send students to Order the Story.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Watch.
  • Note it.
  • Order it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Order the events.
  • Say each with its connector.
  • Read the story aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order.
  • Say.
  • Read.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Tell your own day (first… finally).
  • Use 3 connectors.
  • Tell a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tell.
  • Use them.
  • Tell.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a connector.
  • Say a first/finally step.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: narrate in sequence.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: follow a narrative.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: retell events.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare discourse connectors.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Connector cards (first…finally).
  • Story strips to arrange.
  • Model aloud.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with meonjeo & majimageuro.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Write a 5-step story.
  • Add geuraeseo (so).
  • Retell from memory.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📖Connector cards
  • 💻Order the Story
  • 🗒️Story strips
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

순서 (sunseo)order / sequence먼저 (meonjeo)first그다음에 (geudaeume)next / after that그리고 (geurigo)and then마지막으로 (majimageuro)finally그래서 (geuraeseo)so그러나 (geureona)however이야기 (iyagi)story
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
How do you say “first” in Korean?
먼저 (meonjeo).
QUESTION 2
What does 마지막으로 (majimageuro) mean?
Finally.
QUESTION 3
What does 그리고 (geurigo) mean?
And then.

Reflect: story connectors.

Have students tell a 3-step story in Korean using meonjeo, geurigo, majimageuro. A printable Korean story-connectors sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: 그다음에 (geudaeume), 그래서 (geuraeseo), 그러나 (geureona), 그리고 (geurigo), 마지막으로 (majimageuro), 먼저 (meonjeo), 순서 (sunseo), 이야기 (iyagi)
  1. so
  2. order / sequence
  3. first
  4. finally
  5. next / after that
  6. and then
  7. story
  8. however

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “first” in Korean?
  2. What does 마지막으로 (majimageuro) mean?
  3. What does 그리고 (geurigo) mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) 그래서 (geuraeseo) · 2) 순서 (sunseo) · 3) 먼저 (meonjeo) · 4) 마지막으로 (majimageuro) · 5) 그다음에 (geudaeume) · 6) 그리고 (geurigo) · 7) 이야기 (iyagi) · 8) 그러나 (geureona)
Part B: 1) 먼저 (meonjeo). 2) Finally. 3) And then.