“ “ My Name”My Name”

1.1. Read “My Name.”Read “My Name.”

2.2. Different students read Different students read different stanzas and different stanzas and listen for the different listen for the different voices.voices.

“ “ My Name”My Name”

3. Identify the various 3. Identify the various voices of each stanza.voices of each stanza.

4. How does this poem 4. How does this poem relate to the “Coming of relate to the “Coming of Age” theme? Age” theme? QUICKWRITEQUICKWRITE

“ “ My Name”My Name”

5. Homework: 5. Homework:

Stanza #1 – Where does Stanza #1 – Where does your name come from?your name come from?

#2 – What does your name #2 – What does your name mean?mean?

“ “ My Name”My Name”

5. Homework: 5. Homework:

Stanza #3 – What are your Stanza #3 – What are your feelings about your name?feelings about your name?

#4 – What would you like to #4 – What would you like to change your name to if change your name to if you could?you could?

“ “ My Name”My Name”

5. Homework: 5. Homework:

- Stanza # 5 – Does your - Stanza # 5 – Does your name come from a name come from a relative? How are you like relative? How are you like that relative? How are you that relative? How are you different from that different from that relative?relative?

“ “ My Name”My Name”

5. Homework: 5. Homework:

- Stanza # 5 – How do you - Stanza # 5 – How do you think others feel about think others feel about your name? Do you have a your name? Do you have a nickname?nickname?

“ “ My Name”My Name”

5. Homework: 5. Homework:

- Write a personal narrative - Write a personal narrative or poem similar to the “My or poem similar to the “My Name” poem. Each stanza Name” poem. Each stanza should represent the info should represent the info in each of her stanzas. in each of her stanzas.