Resources

General information
A Brief Overview of the History and Culture of Korea (.ppt)
A Brief Overview of the History and Culture of Korea (.pdf)

Teaching guides
Sijo structure and samples (.ppt)
Sijo structure and samples (.pdf)
Reading and Writing the Sijo by Tracy Kaminer (.doc)
Korean Sijo by Amy Stoltenberg (.doc)

Writing competition
Sijo Primer (an introduction for those new to sijo) by Larry Gross (.pdf)
Structure of the Korean Sijo by David McCann (.pdf)

Sijo lectures by David McCann
Part 1 - form and structure
Part 2 - history
Part 3 - sample analysis of sijo

2011 & 2012 senior essay division
"Cranes" by Hwang Sun-won, translated by David McCann (.pdf)
view online as images

Writing competition
Basic guide to writing sijo
Sijo samples
Further reading on sijo

Korean folktales index (junior essay division)
Our Twisted Hero by Yi Mun-yol (2013 senior and young adult essay divisions)
available online until January 31st, 2013

Music composition competition
Korean music samples (audio and video clips)