The Story of My Name

Can you write your name without help? Do so, and then think: Where does your name come from? Who named you? Is there a story behind your name? Were you named after someone? Have you ever wished you were named something else?

Read Jacqueline Woodson’s “on paper.” If you can write your name, what else can you write?

Now write your full name—First, middle (if you have one) and last—as big as you can. Below, write the story of each name.