What's in a Name?
This activity is designed for you to discover the origin of your name.
Create a Prezi to walk us through what you discovered. You will have to create an account. Select GET STARTED. Choose the BASIC button and you can use Prezi for free.
Include the following:
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First Name
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Middle Name
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Last Name
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Identify what each of your names mean. Give the etymology and any history. Can use https://www.names.org/ or http://meaning-of-names.com/ or https://www.behindthename.com/
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Interview your parents to discover why they chose your first and middle name. Tell us your name story!
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Go to https://www.names.org/. Use this site for the following:
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Go to #4 Notable Persons Named (your name) and include three of them in your Prezi
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Go to #6 Popularity by Year and Gender to get a graph that tells you when your name was popular. Include it in your Prezi.
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Go to #9 Fun Facts and select 4 interesting facts for your Prezi.
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Go to: https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ This is the Social Security Administration site which collects the names of all children born each year to issue them a social security number. Check the names for 2018 and see where your name ranks. Include it on your presentation along with the graph as support.
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Include any other special stories you'd like to share about your name.
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Please share with me ONCE COMPLETE and prior to class time on Monday.