Friday's Lesson

Quickwrite:

What is the most interesting thing you have learned from your parents when you asked about names? (40+ words)

Finish and Correct Grammar 10.3

"Names/Nombres: Questions from the lit book pp. 43-44
-Answer # 1, 3, 4, 5 in 2-3 complete sentences
-Complete Vocabulary and Spelling from p. 44 including Spelling #2

Behind Your Name Research (Home)

Ask you family about where your name came from. Why that name? What about your middle name? What if you had been a boy/girl? What was their second choice for your name? Were you named after anyone? Tell me about them. What are your parents’ names? Any stories there? How about siblings? Find something interesting?

Behind Your Name Research (Library)

Your task is to find as much information about your name as you can! You can research your FIRST, MIDDLE, and/or your LAST name. Be thinking specifically of how your name origin and meaning fits your personality.

**Answer these questions on a separate piece of paper**

Use the websites below to answer the questions that follow:

http://www.behindthename.com

http://www.babynamer.com

http://www.mandarintools.com/chinesename.html

http://www.babynames.com

1. What does your name mean?

2. What is the origin of your name or what is the language of its origin?

3. In what time period was your name popular?

4. List at least two more interesting facts you have found about your name using the web sites from above.

5. Was your name popular when you were born (use the site http://www.babynames.com or http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames )? Is your name a popular one to be used today? Make sure to list the number your name is on the list if it is on either list!

6. What famous or important people, present and past, share your name?

7. Finally, search for a name that you like. Why do you like this name? Do you like the way it sounds? Find the meaning of this name:

8. Did you find that your name meaning fit your personality? How so or why not? Did the other name you searched for match you better? Why or why not?

"Names/Nombres” Quickwrite

Write 2-3 complete sentences about whether you agree or disagree with the following statements (be sure to include WHY).

1. It is important that you like the name your family and friends call you.

2. Sometimes your name can show something about your past, family, or heritage that you don’t want to reveal.

3. Names don’t have meanings, they’re just names.

When you are finished writing about 1-3 above, please write a paragraph predicting what the story “Names/Nombres” will be about.

Agenda 7 for 8/23-8/27

Monday
Binder Reminders
Finish "7th Grade" Activity
Correct Grammar 10.1
HW: Grammar 10.2

Tuesday
Quickwrite
Read "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez
Correct Grammar 10.2

Wednesday
Read Hank Marsh's Biography and
"My Name" Sandra Cisneros
Introduce Name Essays
Start Grammar 10.3
HW: Parent Interviews

Thursday
Library: Name Research
HW: Parent Interviews

Friday
CHANGE:
Quickwrite:

What is the most interesting thing you have learned from your parents when you asked about names? (40+ words)

Finish and Correct Grammar 10.3

"Names/Nombres: Questions from the lit book pp. 43-44
-Answer # 1, 3, 4, 5 in 2-3 complete sentences
-Complete Vocabulary and Spelling from p. 44 including Spelling #2

Today's Agenda

Binder Reminders
Finish "7th Grade" Activity
Correct Grammar 10.1
HW: Grammar 10.2