The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi​

Choi, Yangsook. The Name Jar. Columbus, O.H., Zaner-Bloser, 2013.

Lexile Level: 590 

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Summary: This book is about a little Korean girl who just moved from Korea to USA and started school. The students were making fun of her name on the bus and she decides to tell everyone in her class she doesn’t have a name yet. They try to help her with picking names so they made a name jar. After numerous drawings, Unhei is still unsure of what name she wants for herself. Then comes a day when the jar is gone for some reason and Unhei finally gets the courage to stand up for herself and tell everyone her name and what it means. She finally begins to like her name plus makes many new friends.

Activity (3-4 grades): After reading the book, the students will be given out a paper and a pencil and be asked to write a well thought on answer to the question of would they change their name and why. They will be asked to use complete sentences and then share their responses with the class if they wish to do so.

Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

Goal: Students will response to prompt in compete sentences

Objective: Using complete sentences, the students will write a short response to a question: if you were to change your name, what would it be and why?

Outcome: Students will be able to freely share their feelings in writing

Works Cited:

Choi, Yangsook. The Name Jar. Dragonfly Books. 2003. Print