"My Name" Story
Who did Esperanza inherit her name from?
Her great-grandmother
Vocabulary: sobbing
crying very hard
Vocabulary: forgave
has forgiven, accepted an apology
Esperanza wants a ____. Maybe ZeZe the X.
nickname
Esperanza says that in Spanish, her name sounds like ...
silver
Esperanza says that in English, her name sounds like...
tin
Vocabulary: baptize
to name, or to give an identity
Vocabulary: inherit
to receive something from someone after that person's death
Vocabulary: wonder
to want to know about
Vocabulary: wild
untamed, without an owner
What is the name of the narrator in the story?
Esperanza
Who wrote this story?
Sandra Cisneros
Why does Esperanza want a nickname?
She feels that her name does not represent her true self.
Why was Esperanza's great-grandmother a sad woman?
She was sad because she did not want to get married but she was forced to.
What book is this story from?
The House on Mango Street
What is a simile?
a form of comparison in which two things are compared using like or as
Vocabulary: chandelier
a light fixture that holds many bulbs and hangs from the ceiling
