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Commission - an order for something to be produced (a piece of pottery, for instance)
Slip -  a creamy mixture of clay and water used like an adhesive or glue when making ceramics
Glaze - a substance fused to ceramics through the process of firing.  This consists of various metals and minerals.  It's the "paint" of ceramics that makes clay non-porous, allowing it to hold water.
Incising Awl - This is a tool used to make incisions, or shallow cuts, into clay.
Planing Tool - A "plane" is a flat surface.  A planing tool is a tool a potter uses to create smooth surfaces on his or her work.
Chrysanthemum - This is a type of flower.
Prunus Vase - This refers to a specific shape of a vase.

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Literature: written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.

Civilization: An advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, government has been reached.

Empathy: The psychological identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another

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Korea is to the bottom right of China
Korea's leader is Kim Jong Un
Korea posses a threat with nuclear weapons
Korea has a strong military
There are posters all over Korea ripping the US flag
Ethan is Korean

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FACTS
1. Each piece has 24 steps from start to finish
2. Celadon is baked at 1,300 degrees celcius
3. Most of them are a blueish green color
4. They were designed by the monks of New Jung Temple
5. The starting price is 50% of the actual price
6. The starting price was around 40,000 won
QUESTIONS
1. Why are they so cheap?
2. How many factories or production places are there around the world?

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I think It sets a mind set that makes controls your mood for the day. Like my life example when I'm the oldest kid in my neighborhood by at least 5 years and they wake me up at about 4 in the morning, so I wake up grumpy pretty often. I think it affects my mom's life by how long it takes her to get downtown to work, so she has to get up earlier than me.

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I think Crane Man is going to be a father figure for Tree Ear

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1. It is in Asia
2. Yellow Sea, Korea Straight Japan Sea
3. peninsula
4. China, South Korea

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The Eightfold Path, and The Four Noble Truths

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1. It is set in Korea which is a peninsula in Asia, to the bottom right of China. The bodies of water that surround it are the Japan Sea, the Yellow Sea, and the Korea Straight.
2. I his part of Korea, poverty is very common, and he lives under a bridge himself.
3. Third person
4. I think Min and Crane Man will play 2 major roles as the book goes on
5. I think he is a mean old guy that likes being alone. I think Tree Ear

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I think this whole book is a metaphor, and Tree-Ear is a leaf and Crane Man is a branch and it is his job to make the leaf grow. If the leaf dies, the branch's grows weaker, like the Winter.

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Scholars read the great words of the world, but you and I must learn to read the world itself.

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I think Tree Ear and Crane Man are going to move in with Min

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He is mostly using his hands, but he used some tools. He uses a metal thing to remove any extra clay, he has a metal circle thing that spins the clay piece, he used a sponge to smooth the clay, and he used a needle to carve out a circle.

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This is in Seesaw
"The plain box held five smaller boxes--a small round one in the center and four curved boxes that fit around the larger container, but Min had left exactly the right amount of space to allow any of them to be lifted out." P.16

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1. There are many conflicts that Tree-Ear faces both personal and external, such as homelessness, no parents, and no money.
2. Min acts like he is going to Tree-Ear, but doesn't, and Tree-Ear is going to have to work for him for 9 days.
3. "Fill the cart with wood," Min barked. "Dry wood, not wet. Do not come back until the cart is full." The image of the cart sticks with me because I can imagine it in my head easily. I could not imagine what it felt like to fill that cart with all dry wood.

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Emboldened - Emboldened by the silence, Tree-ear emerged from his hiding place and approached the house. This passage adds a lot more detail.
Cowered - He dropped to his knees and cowered in a deep formal bow. This adds more detail by using a more interesting synonym to scared.
Quashed - Min quashed that hope with his next words. This is a GREAT synonym.
Precariously - In spite of his efforts, whenever the wheels hit a deep rut, the cart tipped precariously and some of the logs spilled out. I don't exactly know what it means.
Stubbornly - Tree-ear crossed his arms stubbornly and did not look away. It helps the author show the madness of Tree Ear.

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1. Tree Ear reveals to Min that he will really do anything to work as a potter.
2. I think that Min is a grumpy old man that likes to be alone.

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I think Min will take Tree Ear as a long term apprentice.

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1. We met Kang and Min's wife (I was really surprised when I found out Min had a wife). Kang is another potter who helps Tree Ear with his work. Min's wife gave him food.
2. Crane Man says he thinks that Tree Ear should say 'I'm sorry about your leg' because Crane Man couldn't help him. I disagree with Crane Man because it isn't his fault he lost his leg. I think that this reveals that Crane Man is resentful for not having a leg.
3. I think that Tree Ear felt angry at himself. This reveals that Tree Ear is good at what he does in his routine, but when he messes up, he doesn't deal with it very well.

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I think it means that Tree Ear is in a shell, and I think pottery will make him come out of his shell and it will make him a beautiful person. I like the analogy because Tree Ear is too focused on his homelessness and his bad life, and pottery will make him forget all about that.

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I can't think of anything that I have earned, but I think it is earned by you going out of your way to do something that nobody else would bother to worry about. Here is an example: if you are at the start of a Cross Country race and you see someone fall, most people would run right by them or maybe even trample them, but you go out of your way to help them up and get them to a course marshall. That would earn a reward.

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Ashamed - He felt like a beast with two heads, one ashamed, one resentful.
Resentful - He felt like a beast with two heads, one ashamed, one resentful.
Ministrations - At night, Crane-Man's careful ministrations, the wound on Tree Ear's hand would start to heal, the tender pink layer toughening slightly.
Insolence - Tree Ear bowed, "I beg the honorable potter to forgive my insolence."
Scowled - Tree-Ear scowled the misshapen masses of clay.

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I think he is in the Trials with the hand injury. He has made his departure and went to work with Min. He is getting training from Min.

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1. Min's wife feeds Tree Ear
2. Tree Ear felt embarrassed because he doesn't share the half with Crane Man.

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It helps us empathize with Crane Man because he never get a meal

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1. The smack
2. I think he spared Tree Ear because he was just a poor homeless little boy.

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1. The author guessed that the ashes had already fallen on the vase.
2. I like velcro because it is so regularly used now, like on jackets, shoes, and wallets. I also like coca cola because that is probably the biggest soda right now and it was an accident. Making billions of dollars was an accident. HAHAHA

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He is trying to feel the difference between a 5th or 6th draining. Closing my eyes helps me chill when I am listening to music.

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Crane man says he is also called Tree Ear because he is never noticed in the village. It makes it easier to read the world itself as Crane Man says. It lets him get around unnoticed by other villagers who might think less of him because of his appearance.

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Min's desire: royal commission.
Tree Ear's desire: He wants to take care of Crane Man in his old age. My desire is to play music as an adult and be a sick drummer and singer like Phil Collins or Don Henley.

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Tree Ear has gone through Call to Adventure, Assistance, Departure, and Trials so far

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I don't really understand it.

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On Seesaw

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Emissary - a royal or diplomatic representative sent on a special mission

1. Kim was tall and thoughtful and showed no emotion as he walked stall to stall inspecting every potters' work. P. 70

2. When he arrives, everyone goes into a frenzy and tries to impress Kim.
3. All of the potters are worried because they probably won't win. When they see Kim talking to Kang, they think his pottery will win. Min is hoping that Kim is not too impressed by Kang's work. This makes Tree Ear frightened that Kang will will win.
4. Royal Commissions make you very popular among your village
Bonus:

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1. Is it stealing to take from another something that cannot be held in your hands?
2. Ah! Not a mere question but a riddle-question, at that. what is this thing that cannot be held?
3. An image floated out of the darkness into Tree-ear's mind-that of himself with his eye pressed to the knothole of Kang's shed. Stealth. He could not yet tell Min of Kang's idea.
4. Taking from another person is never ok.

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1. Tree-ear has been spurned by other children because he is an orphan and orphans are considered bad luck.
2. The connoisseur is Kim
4. Their pottery was not looked at
3. STUPID BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I think every little trial is leading up to the big trial to prove himself to Min. "Tree-ear was to set up the stall so that Min would stand with his back to the sea and his wares before him."

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1. To Tree Ear: Why did you think that the clay wasn't ready yet?
2. To Linda Sue Park: Why is Min so mean? After Tree Ear does all this work for him, all he says is "took you long enough." P. 77
3. If I was Min, I would probably give up after failing 2 or 3 vases

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Tree Ear is getting into the groove of being a potter and knowing the difference between good clay and bad clay.

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p. 105 - I finished my Monkey today. I made it in a secret little corner. I plan to give it to Crane Man so he can remember me when I am gone. It took me a MONTH!!!
Passage: A gift," Tree-ear said. "To remind you of your promise to go daily to the house of Min." He did not want to say, to remind you of me.

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Crane Man basically says fear people, but if you are in need, people are always there to help. I do think that it is foreshadowing because I think when he is in trouble, someone familiar will be there to help.

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I think he might enter Crisis soon.

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1. It is a clever animal that has evil magic.
2. Crane Man smiles and thinks that foxes can't be more clever than humans, but Tree Ear is more scared than amused.

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He couldn't believe how crowded and busy it was. The houses were also a lot closer together then they were in his town. He learns about trade in big cities.

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1. Initiation because he is WAY far outside of his comfort zone, and he is in the middle of his big journey.
2. I think going to Puyo is "crossing the first threshold" because this is the first time he has actually gone out of his village. I don't think he is quite at belly of a whale yet.

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Tree-Ear - bowled, puzzled. Why should it matter to her how he journeyed? "She paused. "The second is that from now on, you will call me Ajima."
Min- "The fathers trade goes from father to son. I had a son once. My son, Hyung-gu. He is gone now. It is him I would have taught. You. Tree-Ear saw the potter's eyes, fierce with grief and rage. Min chocked out the last words: "You are not my son."
Crane Man - "One day, one village.
That is how you will go, my friend."

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This is preparation for the big journey to Songdo