Day 2: What's in a Name?

Essential Question

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How do names help shape our identities?

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Welcome

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Yesterday, we began exploring the experiences that shape who we are.

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Today, we will focus on one powerful part of identity: our names.

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Names can carry family stories, cultural history, memories, sounds, feelings, and dreams.

Today you will reflect on your own name, study how Sandra Cisneros writes about names, practice figurative language, and begin creating your own Name Chapter.

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Learning Targets

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By the end of today, I can:

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☐ Reflect on the story behind my name

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☐ Discuss how names connect to identity

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☐ Identify and create figurative language

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☐ Analyze a mentor text

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☐ Begin drafting my Name Chapter

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Today’s Agenda

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Part 1: Exploring My Name

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✏ Freewrite: Do you like your name?

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🗣 Partner discussion

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📖 The story behind my name

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Part 2: Figurative Language Workshop

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We will practice:

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• Similes

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• Metaphors

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• Alliteration

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• Onomatopoeia

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• Personification

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• Hyperbole

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Part 3: Mentor Text

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📚 Read Aloud: “My Name” from The House on Mango Street

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As we read, think about:

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• What does Esperanza tell us about her name?

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• What comparisons does she make?

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• What family story does she include?

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• What do we learn about her identity?

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Part 4: Planning & Creating

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📝 Name Chapter Planning Sheet

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🎨 Name Poster Studio

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🧰 Name Chapter Writer’s Toolbox

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✍ Begin drafting your Name Chapter

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Day 2 Workbook

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Complete the Day 2 Workbook during today’s activities.

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Submit Today’s Work

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Before leaving today, submit your completed Day 2 work.

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📤 SUBMIT DAY 2 WORK

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Continue Your Projects

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If you finish early, continue working on:

🎨 Name Poster

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🗺 Lifemap

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