What's In a Name? MidTerm Test

Your substitute teacher mispronounces your name in front of the class?

What would you say to your teacher?

Frame: I would (ask/tell) my teacher ____. One reason is because___.

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.3.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1.b

Your teammate calls you by a nickname, and you don't like it. What would you say to them?

Frame: I would (ask/tell) my teammate____. One reason is because___.

Your friends want you to change your name so it is easier to pronounce.

What would you tell your friends?

Frame: I would (ask/tell) my friends____. One reason is because___.

Tags

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.3.a

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1.a

Match the following

• to respect

• appreciated

• to show

• worthy

• to give information

• honor

• valued

• communicate

• valued and important

• demonstrate

who a person is and what is important to them

• affect

• culture

• identity

• embarrassed

Match the following

• to respect

• appreciated

• to give information

• worthy

• valued and important

• demonstrate

• to show

• honor

• valued

• communicate

When people mispronounce your name, you might feel (adjective)____

or (adjective)_____.

This negatively affects your identity because it can cause you to (base verb)___.

When people pronounce your name correctly, you might feel (adjective)____

or (adjective)_____.

This positively affects your identity because it can cause you to (base verb)___.

to say or speak words/names correctly

• honor

• value

• legacy

• pronounce

to change someone/something

• affect

• value

• honor

• memorialize