The Name Jar

By Yangsook Chai

Tanya Pietro and Jessica Williams

Multimedia Project

Childrens and Adolescents Literature In the Reading Program EDUC 580

Viterbo University
Summer 2017
Book Summary:
This multicultural book is about a girl that has just moved from Korea to America.
She is very anxious about the start of school. Since her name is very different
from her peers she tells them that she will choose a name by the following week.
Her peers think of names for her and place them into a jar. She attempts to be
these names, but struggles to identify with them. One of her classmates finds out
her real name and its significance. The name jar goes missing when it is time to
choose her name. Encouraged by her friends, she decides to keep her Korean
name Unhei, pronounced Yoon-Hey. This is a book about acceptance and
friendship as well as being proud of who you are.
Common Core State Standards:
ELA.2.RL.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.

ELA.2.RL.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

ELA.2.SL.2 Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally
or through other media.

ELA.2.SL.1 Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts
with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

ELA.2.SL.5 Create audio recordings of stories or poems; add drawings or other visual displays to stories
or recounts of experiences when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
Overview of the Project:

Second-grade students will engage in the book with multimedia tools. Students
will use reading strategies to activate their prior knowledge, learn new vocabulary,
comprehend the story and its underlying message, and reflect/review the book.

We chose this book because we feel our second graders will be able to relate to
the anxiety that comes at the beginning of the school year. Also, because it has
an important message to be proud of who you are. We feel it would be a great
read aloud at the beginning of the year.

Teachers can use this as a resource and can project videos/games with the links
onto a Smartboard for student use.
Code Breaker:

Predict=take a picture walk and predict what the story is about.

Vocab=practice vocabulary words with online games:

Quizlet:

https://quizlet.com/201318678/the-name-jar-vocabulary-flash-cards/

Kahoot:

https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/f7f1d1b6-a4a0-4faa-9e70-dbb20638286c
Meaning Maker:
Read aloud video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EccFeyXhrZM#t=30.828714
Meaning Maker:
Ask questions: https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/TheNameJar

Students use post-its and write down words that describe a good friend.

Text to Self Connections: How do you feel about your name? What does your name mean?

Questioning=What is the underlying message? (Be proud of who you are)

Students write a friendly letter to a peer.

Meaning Maker:
Watch a person order a name stamp:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzkvjZhV8Q8

Locate Korea on a map to

better understand where
Unhei is from.
Text User:

Comprehension Story Map

Interactive Timeline Story Map:

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/891077800012808194
Text User:

Students demonstrate
understanding of the text using
a five finger retell.
Text User:

How did Unheis feelings change from the beginning of the book to the end?
Text Critic:
Think-Pair-Share

Authors Purpose (To inform and to entertain)

Authors website https://www.yangsookchoi.com/

Look up and explore their own name https://www.names.org/

Pick out a Korean name for the day/week

https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/korean
Author: Yangsook Choi
Book review on Tellagami
Related Books:

Sumis First Day of School Ever By Joung Un Kim

My Name is Yoon By Helen Recorvits

Hannah is My Name By Belle Yang

The First Day Jitters By Julie Danneberg

Chrysanthemum By Kevin Henkes

Bad Case of the Stripes By David Shannon

The Lima Bean Monster By Dan Yaccarino

(Students will compare/contrast and make connections)

Picture Sources:
Cover of The Name Jar: https://www.amazon.com/Name-Jar-Yangsook-Choi/dp/0440417996
Picture of Unhei at school: https://susannahill.com/category/the-name-jar/
Map of Korea from: https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/AKR/AK_ENG_1_1.jsp
Story Map Anchor Chart: https://www.pinterest.com/source/theimaginationnook.blogspot.com/
Five finger retell: https://thecarlyandadam.blogspot.com/2015/09/teaching-students-how-to-retell-using.html
Picture of Unhei on the bus: https://www.teachingchildrenphilosophy.org/BookModule/TheNameJar
Picture of Unhei at chalkboard: https://blog.literatibooks.com/2017/01/31/10-childrens-books-that-celebrate-immigration/
Picture of character feelings:
https://www.google.com/search?q=character+feelings&safe=strict&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwji196uxpP
VAhXKz4MKHV5lAeMQ_AUICigB&biw=1146&bih=572#imgrc=4kZIf7cRGwkHIM:
Author photo: http://blog.pennlive.com/go/2011/08/penn_state_harrisburg_to_host.html
Compare/contrast: https://www.birdvilleschools.net/Page/41885