The Name Jar

What genre is The Name Jar?

• Fantasy

• a girl who decides she likes her name

• realistic fiction

• Unhei and Joey

Which is NOT a setting in The Name Jar?

• Unhei's Home

• Kim's Market

• Unhei's school in America

• Unhei's school in Korea

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What is the best Character trait that describes Joey in The Name Jar?

• good friend

• mean

• smart

• unkind

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Read the sentence from The Name Jar.

Unhei felt herself blush.

What inference can you make about how Unhei was feeling?

• embarrassed

• Happy

• angry

• sad

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the main conflict in The Name Jar?

• Unhei misses her grandmother.

• Unhei is made fun of on the school bus.

• The kids at school do not like Unhei.

• Unhei does not like her Korean name.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the resolution of the story?

• Unhei decides to ignore the kids teasing her.

• Unhei goes to a new school.

• Unhei decides she likes her Korean name.

• Unhei picks a new name.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

What is the theme of the story?

• You should change your name if you don't like it.

• You should love who you are and be proud of it.

• You should steal things to help your friend.

• You should not tease others at school.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9