Names/NombresNames/Nombresby Julia Alvarezby Julia Alvarez

ReviewReview

1.1. How can Julia Alvarez’s How can Julia Alvarez’s family best be described?family best be described?

large, close, caringlarge, close, caring

2. What does Alvarez think 2. What does Alvarez think about her last name when about her last name when

she first arrives in New she first arrives in New York from the Dominican York from the Dominican Republic? Republic? It has a beautiful It has a beautiful

sound.sound.

3. What do Alvarez’s 3. What do Alvarez’s nicknames nicknames JulesJules and and Hey JudeHey Jude show? show?

Alvarez is popular Alvarez is popular and accepted.and accepted.

4. Julia Alvarez writes that 4. Julia Alvarez writes that the Dominican Republic is the Dominican Republic is

in the Caribbean. What in the Caribbean. What would be the best way to would be the best way to prove this fact? prove this fact?

Look on a map.Look on a map.

5. Why does Alvarez’s full 5. Why does Alvarez’s full

name interest her name interest her friends? friends?

It is much longer It is much longer than their names.than their names.

6. An informal essay can 6. An informal essay can sound friendly. What sound friendly. What factor factor would likely contribute to would likely contribute to

the tone? the tone? humorhumor

7. What does Alvarez think 7. What does Alvarez think about her “new names” about her “new names” after she has been in the after she has been in the United States for a while? United States for a while?

She wonders She wonders whether she should whether she should correct her teachers correct her teachers and friends when and friends when they use them.they use them.

8. Why do Alvarez’s family 8. Why do Alvarez’s family members sit in the first members sit in the first row at her graduation row at her graduation ceremony? ceremony?

They want to be sure They want to be sure to understand the to understand the fast-spoken English.fast-spoken English.

9. Alvarez mentions a 9. Alvarez mentions a change change in attitude toward in attitude toward “ethnicity” in the United “ethnicity” in the United States during the 1960s. States during the 1960s. Who were Americans Who were Americans more more willing to accept after willing to accept after this this change? change? People with a dark People with a dark

complexion.complexion.

10. How does Julia 10. How does Julia Alvarez describe her Alvarez describe her extended family? extended family?

She has many She has many relatives, and their relatives, and their relationships are relationships are complicated.complicated.

11. identified incorrectly; 11. identified incorrectly; misunderstood misunderstood

mistookmistook

12. be involved in; follow 12. be involved in; follow up up

pursuepursue

13. carry from one place 13. carry from one place to another to another

transporttransport

14. unavoidably14. unavoidably

inevitablyinevitably

15. completely confused15. completely confused

chaoticchaotic

16. written on16. written on

inscribedinscribed

17. A fact is information 17. A fact is information that must be ____________. that must be ____________.

provenproven

18. An opinion is a 18. An opinion is a person’s person’s __________ or ____________. __________ or ____________.

judgmentjudgment beliefbelief

19. You can check facts 19. You can check facts by using different by using different resources. You can resources. You can check facts by check facts by

___________ or __________.___________ or __________.

looking at a maplooking at a map asking an expertasking an expert

20. Tone20. Tone

The writer’s attitude toward his or her The writer’s attitude toward his or her audience or subject.audience or subject. playfulplayful seriousserious humoroushumorous

20. Tone20. Tone

Factors that contribute to tone:Factors that contribute to tone: word choiceword choice sentence structuresentence structure sentence lengthsentence length

Formal WritingFormal Writing

More complicated word choice and More complicated word choice and sentence structuresentence structure

Longer sentencesLonger sentences

Informal WritingInformal Writing

May include humorMay include humor Simple word choice and sentence Simple word choice and sentence

structurestructure May sound like conversationMay sound like conversation Shorter sentencesShorter sentences

21. Text-Based Question21. Text-Based Question

How does Julia Alvarez How does Julia Alvarez feel when she first comes feel when she first comes to the United States and to the United States and hears her name hears her name mispronounced? How mispronounced? How does she feel when she is does she feel when she is first called Judy? How first called Judy? How does she feel about her does she feel about her name when she graduates name when she graduates from high school? from high school? Describe Alvarez’s Describe Alvarez’s changing thoughts about changing thoughts about her name.her name.

At first Alvarez dislikes At first Alvarez dislikes hearing her family name hearing her family name mispronounced and is mispronounced and is uncomfortable when she is uncomfortable when she is called Judy or Judith. In high called Judy or Judith. In high school, she accepts her school, she accepts her nicknames, believing they nicknames, believing they demonstrate her popularity, demonstrate her popularity, and she is uncomfortable and she is uncomfortable when friends treat her name when friends treat her name (and her) as if she were (and her) as if she were exotic. When she graduates exotic. When she graduates from high school, she from high school, she wonders what name she will wonders what name she will use as an adult. The fact that use as an adult. The fact that she has chosen Julia Alvarez she has chosen Julia Alvarez suggests her allegiance to her suggests her allegiance to her Dominican heritage.Dominican heritage.