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Lesson Objective:

Explore the links between one's name and his or her identity

Essential Question:

How do our names relate to our identities?�

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Explain

Apply

Explore

Share

Reflect

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Explore

Do you know what your name means? If not, take some time to do some Internet research to find out. What did you find out?

Check this out:

Behind the Name Find out the meaning of your name and when it was popular.

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Explore

Does the meaning fit you and your personality? Why or why not?

My name is/isn’t a good fit for my personality because . . .

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Explore

In the poem below, Jonathan Rodríguez reflects on his name.

How does his name “place him in the world”? How is it a mask, shield, or container?

  • Describe a time when someone made an assumption about you because of your name.
  • Describe a time when your name had an affect on your behavior.

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Explain

Read & Watch: “What’s in a name?”

Quick Write:

What immediately comes to mind when you think about your name? What does your name mean to you? How do people in other communities respond to your name?

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Are you curious about the meaning of your name?

Sit down with your parents and have a conversation about your name.

  • How did they come up with your name?
  • Do they know what it means or what language it came from?
  • How are the names of the people in your family connected?

Explain

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Apply

  • I was given my name because . . .
  • I like/dislike my name because . . .
  • My name is/isn’t a good fit for my personality because . . .
  • Describe a time when someone made an assumption about you because of your name.

Write a post for your blog about your name and what it means. It can be a poem, narrative, or video. If you are stuck on what to write, or talk about, try expanding on one of the prompts from this lesson:

Share

  • Add a link to your blog post on this PADLET.
  • Read other student blog posts and comment on them.

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Reflect

Check out “The Name Game”.

  1. After reading the blog posts written by your friends about their names and meanings, make an Acrostic poem using friends names descriptions that also describe you.
  2. Make your acrostic poem in Google Draw and then add it to your blog post as an image.
  3. Were you surprised by how much you had in common with any of your classmates? What new things did you learn about someone else? About yourself? Leave a response on this Flipgrid Topic.

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Extra Points

Check this out:

Find out what names some of your favorite celebrities were given when they were born.

Who are some of your favorite celebrities? Find out what their names were before they were famous and share it here:

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If you were a celebrity, what would your “stage name” be?

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This lesson was was inspired by and adapted from www.facinghistory.org

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