‘I celebrate and sing myself…’-Walt Whitman
Students explored names through a series of prompts, which began with a reading of ‘a girl named jack’ by Jaqueline Woodson. What occurs when someone or something is named? How does it sound when spoken? How does it feel to be announced or announced to someone by their name? Who says the name like you do?
Lesson Note: ‘…the name a person bears through life is something [they] must carry, and it is sometimes the only thing others have to judge you by before they meet you. Your name travels ahead of you like a portent of things to come, a thing from which others make assumptions about people.’-Tim Lockwood, Writer.
Ms. Wright, 7th Grade
Name Poem by
by Kevis L. L.
| 1 | What does your name mean? Beloved Birth | How many letters in your name? 5 |
| 2 | Where does your name come from?Ireland | What else_______ |
| 3 | Do people call you by a nickname? Kebis | What color does your name make you think of?_________ |
| 4 | Who says your name the closest to the way you say it? My family and friends because I know them longer than anyone else. | What substance is your name made of?_____________ |
| 5 | How do people say your name if you did something wrong? Kevis ….(Full name) | If you could rename yourself, which name would you choose? Stephen Curry |
Name Poem (Fragment)
by Kevin M.
Although I don’t know much about my first name, my father has shown me a lot of stuff about my surname.
Ms. Wright, 7th Grade
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by Peiqi C.
My name Peiqi it means happiness and lucky,
but if I had to change it, I would make it Felix
While some people prefer to call me Peppa Pig
I like the way Jacky says my name,
which reminds me of the color red
My first and last name has 8 letters
and some pizza comes in 8 slices
My name would be made out of 4 leaf clovers
since they are lucky, which is what my name means
my “unique” name
by Mia N.
it’s not really that special
knowing so many people have the same name as i do
it’s very simple
but some people still mispronounce it
it’s just 3 little letters in my first name
and 6 in my last
i have many nicknames others call me
but the one i like the least
is my full name
it’s scary when someone does that
especially when they know how to pronounce it
but after all
my name isn’t all that special
