Our group had the article by Tom Rosenberg “Changing My Name after Sixty Years,” which is about a Jewish man that had his name changed upon coming to America from Nazi Germany when he was a boy and his journey back to reclaiming his roots and his original Jewish name as he grew up. This is basically what we came up with during class so far:
Have students observe how Mr. Rosenberg used the narrative to tell his story: what language he used, different words, tenses, viewpoints, etc that made it a narrative.
Students can then research their own names and heritage and write their own narrative about their family’s changing identity.
Students can focus on vocabulary words commonly used in social justice issues that are also found in the article, such as tolerance, exposure, discrimination, stereotyping, and initiatives.
In addition to the written narrative, this may also be an appropriate time for students to practice oral story telling in front of the class.
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