Write a 500-word minimum essay about your name. Read the chapter, “My Name” by Sandra Cisneros (excerpted below). Format the essay in MLA: heading on the upper left margin 1” margins Double-spaced throughout (no extra spaces between heading, title, or body paragraphs) 12-point standard font Title Indented paragraphs Be sure to use your best grammar and punctuation. Prompt The topic is your name. Your purpose is to inform me, your audience, about your name and who you are. You may use the following questions, or use them as a jumping-off point. You do not have to respond to all of the questions. Use them as a guide. You do not need to do any research on the origins of your name – this comes solely from your own experience with your name. Your response should be in paragraph form (do not number each response). Explain what your name means to you. Does it have a special meaning in a foreign language? Do you know why your parents choose your name? Who chose it? Were you named after a particular person? Why were you named after him or her? Are you like that person or different from him or her? How? Does your name have a nickname? What is it? How do you feel about it? Do you use it? Why? Would you change your name if you could? Why or why not? What would you change it to? Why did you select this name? Would changing your name make you feel different than you feel now? How? Why? Try to include a personal anecdote about your name. Do you plan to change your last name when/if you get married? Has your name ever gotten you into trouble? Do you use your middle name instead of your first name? If so, explain why. Has anyone ever commented on your name? What did he or she say? How did that comment make you feel? Do you think your name causes people to treat you in a particular way? How? Cite an example or two. Has anyone ever mispronounced your name? How does that make you feel? Do you like the sound of your name? The spelling of it? Try to add metaphors to your writing; consider what your name would be if it were a color, a day, a car, a tree/flower, animal, or feelings and sounds you associate with it. Review how Cisneros creates a name that conjures up meanings beyond the surface to reveal the character’s personality. ** Please improve the attached draft, but do make sure to keep as much of the content as this is work I’ve already submitted, just need to improve it and add an interesting title.
