Name+Inquiry

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====//This wiki page features// ideas for incorporating names, naming, and name inquiry into ELA teaching and learning //, as well as// name resources //. Please post your ideas and resources that you completed for Class 4 below! Keep in mind that you will typically have a diverse group of students and, as such, you will want to be culturally responsive to names and naming practices that may be more culturally-focused than historically-based or -entrenched. Put your names with your ideas!//====

Our Ideas...
I feel like a name inquiry project for my students would start off the same way this one did. I would ask students to gather information about their first, middle, and last names and summarize it. I would then have them question and respond to if they think their name suits them or their personality. After that, though, I would ask them to name themselves, to use either a real name whose meaning they connect with, or a name they create that means something that describes them better. I would want them to create this more creatively, but present a first, middle, and last name for themselves, including a description of why they would want that to be their name. Each student would then present their name and description to the class, explaining why they think this name is more of who they are than the one they were given. (Sellek)

(Lauren Fabian)

(Jenn Duncan)

(Meredith Durkee)

(John Johnson)

(Bethany DeWeese)

(Zakk White)


 * Additional Ideas for Integrating Name Inquiry into the ELA Classroom**

** Our Resources for Finding Information About Names and Naming (e.g., books, websites, etc.): **
Bryne, J. (n.d.). Selleck, Washington. Retrieved from @http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html

Campbell, M. (n.d.). Behind the Name. Retrieved from @http://www.behindthename.com/

Hanks, P., Hardcastle, K., & Hodges, F. (2006). A Dictionary of First Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.