Question

organize a narrative
prompts:

1. write the story of your name or nickname.

include where it came from or how you got it.

1. write about a positive or negative experience you had

with your name.
brainstorm ideas
choose one prompt. use the organizer to plan your paragraph.
what part of your name are you going to write about?
☑ first name: amna □ last name(s):
□ middle name: □ nickname(s):
how will your narrative begin? i will write about (how/why/when)...
i will write about why my parents chose my name. i will write about what my name means.
what details will you include? i will include details about (how/why/when)...
i will include details about how i felt about my name. at first, i did not like it. i will then write about
how now i like my name.
how will your narrative end? i will end my narrative with (how/why/when)...
i will end my narrative with how i feel the story of my name is special and honors my culture.
what part of your name are you going to write about?
□ first name: □ last name(s):
□ middle name: □ nickname(s):
how will your narrative begin? i will write about (how/why/when)...
what details will you include? i will include details about (how/why/when)...
how will your narrative end? i will end my narrative with (how/why/when)...

Explanation:

Se elige el Prompt 1 (historia del nombre, origen y significado) para completar el segundo organizador, creando una narrativa coherente sobre un apodo. Se define el elemento del nombre, el inicio, los detalles y el final siguiendo la estructura del ejemplo.

Answer:

What part of your name are you going to write about?

☐ First name: _______________
☑ Nickname(s): Mimi
☐ Middle name: _______________
☐ Last name(s): _______________

How will your narrative begin? I will write about (how/why/when)...

I will write about how I got my nickname as a kid.

What details will you include? I will include details about (how/why/when)...

I will include details about how my little sister couldn't say my full name, so she called me "Mimi". I will write about how at first I thought it was silly, but then how all my family started using it.

How will your narrative end? I will end my narrative with (how/why/when)...

I will end my narrative with how now I love my nickname because it feels like a warm, special connection to my family.