Our First Fishbowl " Names & Identity" DUE: 9/8

 

DUE: 9/8 - OUR FIRST FISHBOWL

THIS ASSIGNMENT is WRITTEN IN YOUR NOTEBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Prepare for OUR Seminar (Fishbowl)!!!!!!! What is Socratic Seminar? Is there a method to Brady's MADNESS! Yes... See "What is Socratic Seminar" AKA Fishbowl - Posted as a PAGE!

This Assignment is in parts. Please read the directions carefully. 

PART I- Print and READ the following Articles in order to prepare for our fishbowl!

Two Names, Two Worlds by Jonathan Rodriguez
  https://www.facinghistory.org/reconstruction-era/two-names-two-worlds

How Our Names Shape Our Identity by Michael Hedrick
https://theweek.com/articles/460056/how-names-shape-identity

" Why Our Names Matter" by Maria Konnokiva 
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/why-your-name-matters

The Power of a Name Change by Jessica McKinney

https://www.complex.com/music/name-change-music-2021

PART II- ACTIVE READING- To be an active reader one must read with intent. That means, in order to understand the material you should be highlighting, questioning, connecting and jotting down ideas AS YOU READ. In this case, you will be better able to comprehend the reading and your assignments. Jotting ideas down as you read means that you are formulating your own ideas as they relate to the assignment , our lectures, lessons and fishbowls. You can draw connections as you go. You can write in the book/ on the article (highlight) or use post-it notes. It is up to you.  Active Reading truly aided me in the writing process when I was both an undergraduate and graduate student! I still actively read today!

PART III- WRITING- IN YOUR NOTEBOOK! 


1. Ralph Ellison said " Through our name we place ourselves in the world." What do you think he means by that? 

Evaluate this quote in one paragraph

Next answer the following based on " Two Names, Two Worlds" .
Answer the following in YOUR NOTE BOOK- 2-3 paragraphs
Two Names, Two Worlds by Rodriguez

What is the author's purpose for writing this poem? Interpret the title of the poem. What is the main ideas of this poem (main idea = thesis)Can a name represent two worlds? Who is Rodriguez's audience?
Rodriguez says " I'm from the struggle for broken dreams, of false promises, of houses with white picket fences And 2.5 kids." In essence, what can we infer he means by this? Can these ideas be applied to anything you heard about , read about or recently learned?



2. Respond based on the Hedrick article 

How Our Names Shape Our Identity by Hedrick  (one Paragraph)
List 3 significant points the article communicates.
Choose one powerful point from your list and circle it. Why do you think this is so important to understanding ourselves and our identity?

3. "The Power of A Name Change" by McKinney

Provide two prominent points made in this article. Why does the author choose to highlight these variables. Do you support " Changing Ones Name?" Are there factors that contribute to name change? Do you see a conflict arising?

 How and Why?

4. Choose TWO significant POINTS the author makes in the article " Why Names Matter" by By Maria Konnikova - Provide ONE concrete Example for each point you provided. 

See You on Thursday! Prepare for our first FISHBOWL! Bring your Notes, the Reading and Your Responses!

9/8 
Fishbowl: Intro to Socrates & Seminar
Intro to  Epictetus
Fishbowl: Critically Thinking and Responding
Names & Identity