Personal Narrative: "Why Couldn't I be Named Ashley?"

What lead was used to "hook" the reader?

• Reaction

• Question

• Dialogue

• Action

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What country was the narrator's parents from?

• Ghana

• Nigeria

• Ethiopia

• Kenya

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In which grade did the narrator begin to feel ashamed of her name?

• first day of kindergarten

• first day of fourth grade

• first day of first grade

• first day of seventh grade

Tags

TEKS.ELA.7.6C

Why did the narrator begin to sweat and feel nervous during roll call?

• She realized she was late to class and did not want to be counted tardy.

• She realized the teacher could not say her name.

• She realized she had forgotten her school supplies.

• She realized she was going to have to be the first to introduce herself.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.7.6C

TEKS.ELA.7.5F

How does the narrator describe the teacher's expression while trying to say her name?

• excited

• puzzled

• confident

• angry

Tags

TEKS.ELA.7.6C

TEKS.ELA.7.6G

How does the narrator remedy the pronunciation of her name?

• She tells the teachers she goes by "Imma."

• She tells the teachers to call her by her initials.

• She tells her new teachers to call her "Ashley."

• She takes the time to teach the teachers how to say her name correctly.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the narrator's theory on becoming popular?

• If your name is the same as other students in the class, you will popular.

• If your name starts with A then you will be popular.

• If your name is Ashley, you will automatically be popular.

• If you have a cool name, you become popular.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.7.5F

TEKS.ELA.7.6G

The narrator writes, "Before I responded, the laughs that the other kids in class had been

holding back suddenly exploded, like a volatile vial of nitroglycerin, into peals

of laughter." What type of figurative language has she used?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

TEKS.ELA.7.9D

The narrator describes her teacher as being "perturbed." What does "perturbed" mean?

• annoyed

• troubled or disturbed

• proud and excited

• confused

Tags

TEKS.ELA.7.2A

The narrator used the word "plausible." She writes, "I put some things together in my mind and came up with a

plausible equation: COOL NAME = POPULARITY."

Which answer would NOT be a meaning of the word?

• believable

• possible

• credible

• unlikely

Tags

TEKS.ELA.7.6C

TEKS.ELA.7.2A

TEKS.ELA.7.2B