“What’s in a name? A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”

2. “What’s in a name? A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare from Romeo and Juliet

3. But would it really?

5. Why do names matter?

6. “My Name” an excerpt from

7. Coming of age novel by a Mexican-American author • Each chapter is a short poem-like story • Young Latina girl named Esperanza Cordero • She lives in a poor immigrant neighborhood in Chicago • She longs for a better life The House on Mango Street

8. While we read …Pay attention to the following questions • Why is Esperanza’s name important to her? • Does she like her name or dislike her name, or both? How do you know? Make sure you are marking the passage and could point us to specific lines to defend your opinion

9. My Name (first paragraph) In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. It is like the number nine. A muddy color. It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing. What types of figurative language are being used in this paragraph? We will come back to this question 

10. My Name (paragraph 2-4) It was my great-grandmother’s name and now it is mine. She was a horse woman too, born like me in the Chinese year of the horse — which is supposed to be bad luck if you’re born female — but I think this is a Chinese lie because the Chinese, like the Mexicans, don’t like their women strong. My great-grandmother. I would’ve liked to have known her, a wild horse of a woman, so wild she wouldn’t marry. Until my great-grandfather threw a sack over her head and carried her off. Just like that, as if she were a fancy chandelier. That’s the way he did it. And the story goes she never forgave him. She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow. I wonder if she made the best with what she got or was she sorry because she couldn’t be all the things she wanted to be. Esperanza. I have inherited her name, but I don’t want to inherit her place by the window.

11. My Name (paragraph 5-6) At school they say my name funny as if the syllables were made out of tin and hurt the roof of your mouth. But in Spanish my name is made out of a softer something, like silver, not quite as thick as sister's name Magdalena--which is uglier than mine. Magdalena who at least- -can come home and become Nenny. But I am always Esperanza. I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me, the one nobody sees. Esperanza as Lisandra or Maritza or Zeze the X. Yes. Something like Zeze the X will do.

12. So far, we have discussed WHAT Sandra Cisneros (the author) is sayingBUTHOW she is saying it

13. Simile and Metaphor in “My Name” • One of the ways that Sandra Cisneros creates such descriptive imagery is through simile and metaphor. • She uses this type of imagery repeatedly throughout the text.

14. Simile and Metaphor: • Simile - where two unlike objects or ideas are compared using “like” or “as” in the phrase. • Metaphor - where an object is directly said to be something that it only similar to.

15. Metaphor The river is a satin ribbon through the frozen grass.

16. Simile The sun shone like a golden thread.

17. Metaphor The lake is a glittering mirror of beauty.

18. The leaves are as thick as a winter blanket covering the ground. Simile

19. Metaphor The clouds are white wisps of soft fabric.

20. Simile and Metaphor in “My Name”: In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. It is like the number nine. A muddy color. It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing.

21. Simile and Metaphor in “My Name”: In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. It is like the number nine. A muddy color. It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing.

22. Simile and Metaphor in “My Name”: In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. It is like the number nine. A muddy color. It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing.

23. Simile and Metaphor in “My Name”: In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. It is like the number nine. A muddy color. It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing.

24. Simile and Metaphor in “My Name”: In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means too many letters. It means sadness, it means waiting. It is like the number nine. A muddy color. It is the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday mornings when he is shaving, songs like sobbing.

25. Simile and Metaphor in “My Name”: At school they say my name funny as if the syllables were made out of tin and hurt the roof of your mouth. But in Spanish my name is made out of a softer something, like silver, not quite as thick as sister's name Magdalena--which is uglier than mine.

26. Simile and Metaphor in “My Name”: At school they say my name funny as if the syllables were made out of tin and hurt the roof of your mouth. But in Spanish my name is made out of a softer something, like silver, not quite as thick as sister's name Magdalena--which is uglier than mine.

27. Simile and Metaphor in “My Name”: At school they say my name funny as if the syllables were made out of tin and hurt the roof of your mouth. But in Spanish my name is made out of a softer something, like silver, not quite as thick as sister's name Magdalena--which is uglier than mine.

28. Simile and Metaphor in “My Name”: At school they say my name funny as if the syllables were made out of tin and hurt the roof of your mouth. But in Spanish my name is made out of a softer something, like silver, not quite as thick as sister's name Magdalena--which is uglier than mine.

29. Now you are going to be describing YOUR NAME

30. Describing Your Own Name: • First, you will think about the emotions that you connect to your name. • How does your name make you feel? • What comes to mind when you hear your name? • Then, you will connect those emotions with detailed images that help to describe your name in an unusual way.

31. Ms. Reffel’s Example: Peace Pride Comfort

33. Ms. Reffel’s Example: Peace Pride Comfort The gentle sound of rain outside my window The warm smell of fresh bread baking in the oven

34. Blue = REQUIRED Complete this part now in class by writing a complete description in each box Green = OPTIONAL Complete AT HOME using a computer (or phone) if you have access to one

35. How to move from brainstorming to drafting • We are still practicing the steps in the writing process • It is ALWAYS hard to move from the brainstorming step to actually drafting and putting ideas down on paper in a rough draft • To help with this = We will practice writing images from your brainstorming.

36. 4-Part Image Practice! • Please take out a blank sheet of notebook paper. • Write 4-Part Image Practice at the top (with your name/date/period) • Fold the paper in half. Then fold in half again. • Unfold and trace the lines • You should have divided your paper into 4 equal parts

37. Your Name (metaphor) (description) (description) Choose your three favorite ideas from your brainstorm. 1. 2. 3. My name is as __________ as ________________ . Three Details: - - - My name is _____________ , ________ and __________. Three Details: - - - My name is __________ and __________, like ________. Three Details: - - - (description) (description) (description) (simile) (simile)

38. Examples: My name is a mountain sunset, quiet and calming. My name is as unusual and unexpected as a small desert cactus in a sea of sand. My name strong and ready to pounce, like a powerful hunting tiger.

39. Your Name (metaphor) (description) (description) Choose your three favorite ideas from your brainstorm. 1. 2. 3. My name is as __________ as ________________ . Three Details: - - - My name is _____________ , ________ and __________. Three Details: - - - My name is __________ and __________, like ________. Three Details: - - - (description) (description) (description) (simile) (simile)

41. Rough Draft: • Review your brainstorm and practice images before you begin • Write a complete description of your name: • Include detailed imagery (including simile and metaphor) • Include the most interesting and relevant information from your research (blended into your imagery) • At least fifteen detailedsentences • Be sure to include… - A complete introduction sentence introducing your name/main idea - Complete sentences giving details about your name - A concluding sentence that wraps up your piece

42. Growing with Me My name was my grandmother’s before mine. She shared it with me, and now she has left me to carry it alone. My name is a fragile and doft, like the petals of a fresh flower. It grows with me as I grow. It is beautiful. My name calms me like the soft chords played on an old piano. It is the cosy snugness of my favorite fleece blanket as I listen to the gentle rain outside. My name is feeling safe inside when the rain turns stormy. When the sky clears, my name is the smooth, clear blue of morning. My name is peace. It is a familiar smell. My name is the warm smell of fresh bread baking in the oven. The crust is crispy. The inside is soft and delicious with apple butter. It is the crisp air of early Autumn. Inside my name are all the colors of the changing leaves. My name is a sea of yellow, rust, red and burnt orange. And, when those leaves fall, my name is the new buds of spring. It grows as I grow. It is beautiful.

43. Writing Revision: • Read your piece again slowly toreview what you wrote • Mark your changes in a DIFFERENT COLOR • Think about each of the following: • Add another specific detail • Re-write and improve a sentences or phrases • Remove a phrase or sentence that does not belong • Change the order of a sentence or phrase • Add at least one strong vocabulary word • Add another creative image • Add paragraphs when you change main ideas • Improveyour introduction sentence • Improve your concluding sentence • Add or improve the title • Check all spelling and grammar • Re-read your piece a final time for other improvements

44. Writing Revision:

45. Growing with Me My name was my grandmother’s before mine. She shared it with me, and now she has left me to carry it alone. My name is a fragile and doft, like the petals of a fresh flower. It grows with me as I grow. It is beautiful. My name calms me like the soft chords played on an old piano. It is the cosy snugness of my favorite fleece blanket as I listen to the gentle rain outside. My name is feeling safe inside when the rain turns stormy. When the sky clears, my name is the smooth, clear blue of morning. My name is peace. It is a familiar smell. My name is the warm smell of fresh bread baking in the oven. The crust is crispy. The inside is soft and delicious with apple butter. It is the crisp air of early Autumn. Inside my name are all the colors of the changing leaves. My name is a sea of yellow, rust, red and burnt orange. And, when those leaves fall, my name is the new buds of spring. It grows as I grow. It is beautiful.

46. Growing with Me My name was my grandmother’s before mine. She shared it with me, and now she has left me to carry it alone. My name is fragile and soft, like the petals of a fresh flower. It grows with me as I grow. It is beautiful. My name calms me like the soft chords played on an old piano. It is the cosy snugness of my favorite fleece blanket as I listen to the gentle rain outside. My name is feeling safe inside when the rain turns stormy. When the sky clears, my name is the smooth, clear blue of morning. My name is peace. It is a familiar smell. My name is the warm smell of fresh bread baking in the oven. The crust is crispy. The inside is soft and delicious with apple butter. It is the crisp air of early Autumn. Inside my name are all the colors of the changing leaves. My name is a sea of yellow, rust, red and burnt orange. And, when those leaves fall, my name is the new buds of spring. It grows as I grow. It is beautiful.

47. Final Draft: • Re-write your paragraph carefully on your final draft paper. • Add a title to your final draft. • Be Creative! • Make it visual • You may write in an interesting way or find a visual way to present your piece.

48. Your Title Images and Designs that are connected to your writing. Final Draft of Your Name Piece

49. Enhancing Your Final Draft: • Make your title visually interesting. • Use ALL the space on the page. Don’t leave any blank space. • Fill the frame with many different images and words (drawn or cut out) that relate to the images in your writing piece. • Use a variety of images (don’t just repeat the same ones) • Use appropriate colors • Add designs that complement your writing