Names/Nombres by Julia Alvarez What’s in name? How did you get your name? Do you have a nickname? How did you get your nickname? Based on the title, what predictions can you make about the short story we are about to read? Think about a time someone new joined your class. How did the newcomer try to fit in? If you were in a situation where you were a newcomer, how might you fit in? In ______________________________ tradition, a child normally has two last names—the father’s family name and the mother’s maiden name. Often a child’s full name can include ____________________ generations of family names. Although Julia Alvarez was born in New York City, she spent 10 years of her childhood in the _______________________, a small island in the __________________________. Names/Nombres is a ____________________________, a short form of nonfiction that expresses the author’s thoughts and feelings about one subject. Often personal essays include anecdotes in which authors use elements of _________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ________________. Record any notes or character traits you may notice as you’re reading the short story. This information may help answer future questions and help you keep track of who’s who! A vocabulary quiz : 1. How can Julia Alvarez’s family best be described? large, close, caring 2. What does Alvarez think about her last name when she first arrives in New York from the Dominican Republic? It has a beautiful sound. 3. What do Alvarez’s nicknames Jules and Hey Jude show? Alvarez is popular and accepted. 4. Julia Alvarez writes that the Dominican Republic is in the Caribbean. What would be the best way to prove this fact? Look on a map. 5. Why does Alvarez’s full name interest her friends? It is much longer than their names. 6. An informal essay can sound friendly. What factor would likely contribute to the tone? humor 7. What does Alvarez think about her “new names” after she has been in the United States for a while? She wonders whether she should correct her teachers and friends when they use them. 8. Why do Alvarez’s family members sit in the first row at her graduation ceremony? They want to be sure to understand the fast-spoken English. 9. Alvarez mentions a change in attitude toward “ethnicity” in the United States during the 1960s. Who were Americans more willing to accept after this change? People with a dark complexion. 10. How does Julia Alvarez describe her extended family? She has many relatives, and their relationships are complicated. 11. identified incorrectly; misunderstood mistook 12. be involved in; follow up pursue 13. carry from one place to another transport 14. unavoidably inevitably 15. completely confused chaotic 16. written on inscribed 17. A fact is information that must be ____________. proven 18. An opinion is a person’s __________ or ____________. judgment belief 19. You can check facts by using different resources. You can check facts by ___________ or __________. looking at a map asking an expert 20. Tone The writer’s attitude toward his or her audience or subject. playful serious humorous 20. Tone Factors that contribute to tone: word choice sentence structure sentence length Formal Writing More complicated word choice and sentence structure Longer sentences Informal Writing May include humor Simple word choice and sentence structure May sound like conversation Shorter sentences 21. Text-Based Question How does Julia Alvarez feel when she first comes to the United States and hears her name mispronounced? How does she feel when she is first called Judy? How does she feel about her name when she graduates from high school? Describe Alvarez’s changing thoughts about her name. At first Alvarez dislikes hearing her family name mispronounced and is uncomfortable when she is called Judy or Judith. In high school, she accepts her nicknames, believing they demonstrate her popularity, and she is uncomfortable when friends treat her name (and her) as if she were exotic. When she graduates from high school, she wonders what name she will use as an adult. The fact that she has chosen Julia Alvarez suggests her allegiance to her Dominican heritage. online story (names/ nombres): https://fliphtml5.com/gxml/otbb/basic
