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My Name Etymology Research GSP Due date

April 24th, 2020

#googleslidesproject

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 teacher written examples of “My Real Name”
❏ Use the frame to write your own, “My Real Name” poem
Read & Respond to Your 2 Mentor Texts Due date:

❏ Read the two similar themed texts about names: May 1, 2020
“My Name” (1) by Sandra Cisneros
“Names/Nombres” (2) 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 Due date

May 8, 2020
Step-by- Step Directions:

❏ 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 sources 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.
T-Chart Visual Example (you may create a doc, slide, or complete on paper, etc) Due May 8, 2020

Etymology/Origin My name comes from…

Meaning My name means ...and has changed to mean...over time.

POV Paragraph I think my name is important/ not important because ...

Personal Connection My name reminds me… I like/dislike my name because...

Graphic Insert/include a visual that shows important trends of your name

Assertion (copy it and respond) I agree/disagree that a name is an important part of your identity
because...

GIST I learned that my name ...

Create Your GSP! #googleslidesproject
PAT List (pay attention to)
Due date:
❏ Name Etymology Rubric
May 15, 2020
❏ Create a Google Slides Presentation 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 instead of a Google Slides Project: Due

May 15, 2020

For more visual and artistic learners, designing a poster may interest you instead!

❏ Poster Examples

I’d love to receive pictures of some SCHOLAR

work examples :)
Week of May 18-22, 2020

● Wrap-up Week for Name Etymology GSP’s or Posters

● Name Etymology Presentations via Zoom (check gmail for details)
● Pathway Portfolio Late Submissions (ongoing via ICU office hours)
● Choice Board Late Submissions (ongoing via ICU office hours)

YOU DID IT STUDENTS! WAY TO GO 120!