Your Name

Discussion Starters

Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

Psychologists say your name is the sweetest sound you'll ever hear. Is it cruel to give a child a unique name? In this lesson, students read about the importance of remembering names. They learn and practice new vocabulary and discuss whether or not they like their own names.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
identity
expressing opinions
memory tricks
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

tactic
psychologist
go to great lengths
obliged
previous
generation
unique
unisex
discrimination
the norm
familiar
cruel
pronounce
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