'I like the way Jacky says my name': Name Poems

‘I like the way Jacky says my name’: Name Poems

‘I celebrate and sing myself…‘-Walt Whitman

Students explored names through a series of prompts, which began with a reading of ‘a girl named jack’ by Jaqueline Woodson. What occurs when someone or something is named? How does it sound when spoken? How does it feel to be announced or announced to someone by their name? Who says the name like you do?

Lesson Note: ‘…the name a person bears through life is something [they] must carry, and it is sometimes the only thing others have to judge you by before they meet you. Your name travels ahead of you like a portent of things to come, a thing from which others make assumptions about people.’-Tim Lockwood, Writer.

1	What does your name mean? Beloved Birth	How many letters in your name? 5
2	Where does your name come from?Ireland	What else_______
3	Do people call you by a nickname? Kebis	What color does your name make you think of?_________
4	Who says your name the closest to the way you say it? My family and friends because I know them longer than anyone else.	What substance is your name made of?_____________
5	How do people say your name if you did something wrong? Kevis ….(Full name)	If you could rename yourself, which name would you choose? Stephen Curry

Ms. Wright 7th Grade

Name Poem by Kevis L. L.

(See table in post_content)

Name Poem (Fragment) Kevin M.

Although I don’t know much about my first name, my father has shown me a lot of stuff about my surname.

Ms. Wright 7th Grade

Untitled Peiqi C.

My name Peiqi it means happiness and lucky,

but if I had to change it, I would make it Felix

While some people prefer to call me Peppa Pig

I like the way Jacky says my name,

which reminds me of the color red

My first and last name has 8 letters

and some pizza comes in 8 slices

My name would be made out of 4 leaf clovers

since they are lucky, which is what my name means

my "unique" name Mia N.

it’s not really that special

knowing so many people have the same name as i do

it’s very simple

but some people still mispronounce it

it’s just 3 little letters in my first name

and 6 in my last

i have many nicknames others call me

but the one i like the least

is my full name

it’s scary when someone does that

especially when they know how to pronounce it

but after all

my name isn’t all that special