Origins of Names (Lesson)
Overview
This lesson is designed to acquaint students with the languages that contribute to the development of English. The teacher researches the etymology of students' first names, and in discussion it emerges that the languages of origin (French, English, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Spanish) tell us a lot about the history of the language.
Lesson Plan
See attached plan. Other language change lessons on this web site are designed to follow this one. This is also a great icebreaker lesson, involving much interaction, and it provides the teacher with a great opportunity to learn students names!
Class Time Needed
Under 30 minutes
Subject(s)
Other
Topic(s)
Grade Level
Any Grade