Project: The story of my name

What do you know about your name?

• What's your name?
• Do you like your name? Why?/Why not?
• Where does it come from?
• What's your personality according to your name? Are you like that? Are you different?

Let's learn about it!

PROJECT: A POSTER ABOUT THE STORY OF MY NAME

STAGE 1: 
A. Read about your name. You can use the following links to find information:

• Significado de nombres
• Nombres
• Misabueso

B.  Take notes in your notebook about interesting facts. 

(You can take notes in Spanish) For example:

1. What's the meaning of your name?
2. Personality.
3. Important people with the same name (queens, kings, writers....)
4. Your name in other languages

ASSESSEMENT (EVALUACIÓN): Para evaluar este trabajo "STAGE 1" se tendrá en cuenta la siguiente rúbrica.

STAGE 2: 
A. Select the information you will include in your poster. Write in English:

• 1. Short sentence with the meaning of your name.
• 2. Origin.
• 3. Adjectives related to personality. (3-4 adjectives)
• 4. Name of 2-3 important people, including their jobs.
• 5. Your name in other 2-3 languages.

USE wordreference to translate words into English. 

EXAMPLE: 

MY NAME	ANTONIA
ORIGIN	Greece
MEANING	Beautiful like a flower.
PERSONALITY	Sensitive, sensible, persistent, hard-working
IMPORTANT PEOPLE	Antonia Guzman (actress) Maria Antònia Oliver (writer)
MY NAME IN OTHER LANGUAGES	Basque: Andone, Antxone Galician: Antoniña French: Antoniette

B. Ask your family:

• Who chose your name?
• Why? (granddad, grandma...)

ASSESSEMENT (EVALUACIÓN): Para evaluar este trabajo "STAGE 2" se tendrá en cuenta la siguiente rúbrica.


STAGE 3: Create a gmail account. Este trabajo se evaluará en clase con la observación directa teniendo en cuenta la autonomía a la hora de crear la cuenta y poder acceder a canva.com con la siguiente rúbrica.

STAGE 4: Poster creation. Log in into CANVA.

Follow the instructions in this vídeo.

When you finish your design, share it with sanchezantonia09@gmail.com
Para evaluar este trabajo "STAGE 4" se tendrá en cuenta la siguiente rúbrica.

Let's get started!

This year is going to be great!


Here is the ABC for a GREAT year:

Attend the classes

Be respectful

Communicate in English

Do your homework

Excel yourself

Focus on learning

Give your best

Hand in activities on time

Identify and work on your weak points

Join in all activities

Keep on working

Listen carefully

Make an effort

No cheating

Organise your folder

Practise pronunciation

Quench your thirst for knowledge

Revise before tests

Study a little bit every day

Try hard

Use all resources at hand

Vary your vocabulary

Work every class

X ray your strengths

Yes to learning

Zero laziness