My Name Etymology Research GSP 

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What is Etymology?
The ​origin of a word ​and the historical development of its meaning

Now Watch This!

https://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/etymology/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOJrjNR7ZZM

Launch!
❏ Read poem, “​My Real Name​,” by Elena Noel
❏ Read t​ eacher written examples​ of “My Real Name”
❏ Use the ​frame​ to write your own, “My Real Name” poem

Read & Respond to The Mentor Texts

❏ Read the ​two​ similar themed texts about names:
“​My Name​” by Sandra Cisneros
“​Names/Nombres​” by Julia Alvarez

❏ Draft a ​Reader’s Response paragraph​ to the below prompt using a Google doc or a piece
of paper.
Based on “My Name” by Sandra Cisneros and “Names/Nombres” by Julia
Alvarez, how are names important in the way people view themselves and others?

PAT! (Pay -attention-to)

Sentence starters and academic language scripts. You may apply examples of these as
you write to help develop your thoughts!

Writing Starters:
-Based on both texts, names are important in the way people view themselves
because…
 -According to the authors, names are an important way people view themselves
because...
-I think names are important in the way people view themselves because… as
evidenced by…

Your Name Etymology Research Process

❏ Create​ a ​T-Chart ​ and label each box with the appropriate

headings:
​Origin, Meaning, POV paragraph, Graphic, Assertion, GIST

❏ Research key ideas ​about your name’s etymology (origin) using

credible​ resources such as:
https://sites.google.com/g.hayscisd.net/name-research/home

❏ Read ​and skim ​reliable online or printed sources​ to collect key

ideas about your name’s unique etymology over time periods

❏ Evaluate​ the ​key ideas​ you want to include in your GSP and jot
them down
(google slides presentation- see slides layout below)

❏ Determine​ whether you will​ paraphrase ​(put ideas into your own
words) or ​quote​ the key ideas (remember to include quotation
marks around ideas taken directly from the text to give the author
credit for his words)

❏ Record​ (write down) your key ideas and ​facts ​ using a systematic
note-taking system like the below T-Chart.
 
 ​Name Etymology Research T-Chart 
Etymology (name origin/root) My name comes from...
Where does your name originate (come) from?
How does your name’s origin affect the meaning of your Since my name comes from...it…
name?
Does your name have any other common related roots, Common names related to my name are ...
name immersions, or developments?

Meaning
What does your name mean? My name means ...
How has the meaning of your name changed over time The meaning of my name has changed from...to …
periods and throughout history? because...

POV Paragraph
Write a paragraph about your point of view (perspective) I think my name is important/not important
on the importance of your name and its history. because…

PAT: complete sentences, academic word choice, The history of my name is important/not
appropriate punctuation, spelling, sentence structure important because ...
and transitions

Personal Connection
Make a personal connection to your name! My name reminds me …

How are you viewed because of your name? People view me as… because of my name.

Explain your opinion about how your name influences In my opinion, my name influences my personal
your identity. identity because ...

Graphic Insert a meaningful and symbolic graphic that

Look up a picture that shows the historical highlights the generational trends and popularity
developments, patterns or changes of your name. of your name.

You might draw or insert a bar graph, line graph,

chart, map, etc.

Assertion
An assertion is a statement that many people assume to I agree that a name is an important part of one’s
be true but which is not. identity because--

Include the following quote on your slide or poster-

I disagree that a name is an important part of
“Your name is an important part of your identity.” one’s identity because--
Do you agree or disagree?
Why?

GIST Write a 20-word GIST statement to include

Synthesize (put together) important ideas from your ● Where your name comes from
research. Summarize important details that you learned ● What your name means
about your name’s ​etymology​. ● How your name has changed over time
Create Your GSP #googleslidesproject
PAT List (pay attention to)
❏ Name Etymology ​Rubric
❏ Create a ​G​oogle ​S​lides ​P​resentation that organizes and highlights your research.
❏ Slide 1: Origin
❏ Slide 2: Meaning
❏ Slide 3: POV Paragraph
❏ Slide 4: Graphic
❏ Slide 5: Assertion
❏ Slide 6: GIST
❏ Extension Slide 7: Personal Narrative- All About Me
❏ Use literary devices to create a short personal narrative all about you!
❏ Include the following literary devices to describe yourself using:
● 2 simile sentences
● 2 metaphor sentences
● 1 hyperbole sentence
● 1 onomatopoeia sentence
● 1 personification sentence
● 1 imagery sentence
❏ Optional​: You may create a poster or another visual ​ instead of​ a GSP if you’d like.
❏ Poster Examples