E D I T I O N 5 – 6 VOL. 10, NO. 15 TEACHER’S GUIDE JANUARY 24, 2020 JANUARY 24, 2020 ● VOL. 10 ● NO. 15 EDITION 5–6 LEXILE LEVELS TEACHING THE COVER STORY ● Main: 710L ● Alternate: 890L, 1030L FAN FAVORITES CONTENT-AREA STANDARD (NCSS) Culture With chart-topping albums and billions of views on YouTube, Korean pop group BTS are an international sensation. But COMMON CORE STANDARDS their music isn’t the only thing they’ve gotten attention for. THE BTS EFFECT RI.1, RI.2, RI.4, RI.5, SL.1, SL.5 The South Korean pop stars are inspiring The band’s charitable campaigns have inspired the group’s fans around the world to support good causes. timeforkids.com fan base, the BTS ARMY, to be charitable too. LESSON MATERIALS AGENDA ● Class set of this week’s magazine ● Warm-Up and Vocabulary (5 minutes) ● Access to the BTS song or video “DNA” ● Engage to Read (10 minutes) ● Class set of “A Story in Songs” resource (p. 4) ● Read the Text (15 minutes) 60 ● minutes Respond to the Text (20 minutes) ● Optional: Extension Idea (10 minutes) FAST FACTS to eight shows in the U.S. and Brazil in May 2019. • K-pop band name BTS stands for Bangtan Sonyeondan, • According to Forbes and the Hollywood Reporter, BTS which means “Bulletproof Boy Scouts” in Korean. are worth 4.65 billion dollars to the South Korean • American boy bands usually have five members. But economy. K-pop bands have numbered in double digits. • BTS are the first K-pop group to have a unique emoji on • BTS made nearly $52 million selling 384,498 tickets Twitter. MLK Day Activity + WITHIN THIS GUIDE Opportunity PAIRED TEXT MEDIA LITERACY TIME for Kids is working on a story and MAKING CONNECTIONS IN THE MAGAZINE: “FIND THE FACTS,” we want to hear from kids! ARTICLE: “CLOSING THE GAP,” P. 6 P. 7 On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 ONLINE: “DEBATE: SHOULD KIDS HAVE TO • Lesson Overview: Students people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial, GO TO SCHOOL ONLINE ON A SNOW DAY?” will read “Find the Facts” to in Washington, D.C., to peacefully advocate (JANUARY 25, 2019) learn about fact-checking and for equality and jobs for African Americans. • Lesson Overview: Students trustworthy sources. They will Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech in will read “Closing the Gap” in then practice fact-checking a which he predicted that the day would go the magazine, and a paired text TFK article of their choice. down as one of the greatest demonstrations for freedom in our nation’s history. online, to make connections • Lesson Materials: Class set of The day represents the power of people between the two stories. this week’s magazine; class set coming together to stand up for what they • Lesson Materials: Class set of of “Fact Finders” resource, on believe in. We want to know what our this week’s magazine; online page 5 of this guide youth stands up for. Use the resource access to read paired text “I Have a Dream,” which can be found on page 7 of this guide. Entries are due no later than January 31. Customer Service: 800-777-8600 • Email the editors: [email protected] 1 COVER STORY COVER ARTS What does it mean to be a part of the BTS ARMY? ROCKING EVE BTS performs live in New York City’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2019. • PAY IT FORWARD Inspired by BTS, Jailynne and her (The BTS ARMY tells others about the band and the work mom joined the BTS fan group One in an ARMY (OIAA). It leads projects to help people in need. The two of Fans of K-pop band BTS are of the 100 most influential people. BTS have a partnership with Formula them have donated coats and BTS are doing.) inspired to give back to others. Their next album comes out on E electric cars. It’s meant to raise canned goods to charities and February 21. awareness about climate change. planted trees in their neighborhood. Jailynne Garcia, 10, loves the South Fans like Jailynne proudly claim The band wants to encourage fans “I still have dirt under my finger- Korean pop group BTS. Her mom, to be members of the BTS ARMY. to embrace clean energy. nails,” Jailynne jokes. Michelle Santos, introduced her (ARMY stands for Adorable Rep- One of the biggest BTS cam- OIAA was founded in 2018. After their first read, bring students back together to to BTS in 2017. “I like how funny resentative M.C. for Youth.) They paigns so far is with the United “Some of us thought, ‘Wouldn’t it they are, that they’re good dancers help spread the word to newcomers Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). be amazing if we focused all that • and singers. Also, that they help about the group and its good works. The campaign is called Love Myself. power to accomplish good things in people,” the New York City fourth BTS are glad their fans feel Its goal is to protect children and the world?’” says Erika Overton, a SHUTTERSTOCK share their answers. Note: This first read is meant to grader told TIME for Kids. connected to them. “That was our teens from violence. “Our fans U.S.-based volunteer. Since then, BTS debuted in 2013. The seven goal,” Suga told TIME in 2018, “to have become a major part of this the group has run more than 20 BIG SPEECH BTS member RM gives a speech at the United Nations, members are J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, create this empathy that people campaign with their action and charitable campaigns. in New York, on September 24, 2018. Jung Kook, RM, Suga, and V. Their can relate to.” enthusiasm,” RM said in a speech Often, OIAA campaigns are gather literal and factual information. All students songs are mostly in Korean. But at the United Nations in 2018. timed to take place around BTS have become international A BAND THAT GIVES BACK “We truly have the best fans in BTS band members’ birthdays. superstars. They have more than In March 2019, the Korea Times the world.” Love Myself raised So far, OIAA has raised money 23 million followers on Twitter. reported that Suga donated $2.3 million from album and mer- for refugees, reforestation, the should have access to these questions. Based on group Their YouTube videos have received $88,000 to the Korea Pediatric chandise sales plus donations environment, and more. Most more than 3 billion views. They Cancer Foundation. Six months from the band, its people donate just a dollar. “We had three Number 1 albums on later, RM gave away more than record label, and focus on microdonations so that the Billboard chart in a year. And in $83,000. That went to the Seoul the BTS ARMY. everyone can feel like they are performance, think about reformulating groups for the MARK GARTEN—UNICEF 2019, TIME included BTS on its list Samsung School, to help students contributing toward the with hearing impairment. This year, goal,” Overton says. Jailynne hopes the MARK GARTEN—UNICEF BTS ARMY will grow and second read and set of questions. continue to do good deeds. the BTS ARMY has raised more than “The more people like me that GROWING GOOD $28,000 for One Tree Planted. are doing this,” she says, One popular way for the BTS ARMY to In Malaysia, the fan group BTS for “the more happiness it brings give back is by planting trees. Fans Charity (below) formed the Green Namu to others who need it, and a often donate to One Tree Planted. Project. The group met in November bigger change there is in Second-read questions: This nonprofit group plants trees to plant trees in honor of the birth- the world.” around the world. Since August 2019, days of Jimin, Jung Kook, and RM. • —By Constance Gibbs FOR YOUTH BTS appear Power Words with UNICEF’s What sets BTS apart from other bands or artists? Lilly Singh debut verb: to make a first (center left) public appearance • and Henrietta empathy noun: the ability to H. Fore. understand another’s feelings (BTS are committed to helping those around them. Not refugee noun: a person who flees his or her home country for safety COURTESY GREEN NAMU PROJECT AND BTS FOR CHARITY only have they donated money to good causes, but they’ve HEAR THE STORY READ ALOUD IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH AT TIMEFORKIDS.COM. 4 Time for Kids January 24, 2020 5 created a culture around themselves in which their fans do the same.) CLOSE READING LESSON • What does the heading “Pay It Forward” mean? Warm-Up and Vocabulary (Many BTS fans have joined a group called OIAA. The • Ask students to name one of their favorite group continues the good work that BTS are doing.) Time musical artists. Next, tell them that today, 60 Why are BTS getting so much recognition for the work minutes they’re going to read about a very popular • band—with YouTube views in the billions. they are doing? Play the BTS song “DNA” (or the video). Ask students (BTS are getting so much recognition because of the if they can name the band and describe how its music is number of people they’ve helped.) similar to and different from that of their favorite artist Respond to the Text (e.g., similar energy, different language). • Ask students to imagine that they have been assigned a Engage the Reader special project—to create the next BTS album cover and • Tell students they’re going to read the text twice.