Names/Nombres by Julia Alvarez Review

How can Julia Alvarez’s family best be described? large, close, caring

2. What does Alvarez think about her last name when she first arrives in New York from the Dominican Republic? It has a beautiful sound.

3. What do Alvarez’s nicknames Jules and Hey Jude show? Alvarez is popular and accepted.

4. Julia Alvarez writes that the Dominican Republic is in the Caribbean. What would be the best way to prove this fact? Look on a map.

5. Why does Alvarez’s full name interest her friends? It is much longer than their names.

6. An informal essay can sound friendly 6. An informal essay can sound friendly. What factor would likely contribute to the tone? humor

7. What does Alvarez think about her “new names” after she has been in the United States for a while? She wonders whether she should correct her teachers and friends when they use them.

8. Why do Alvarez’s family members sit in the first row at her graduation ceremony? They want to be sure to understand the fast-spoken English.

9. Alvarez mentions a change in attitude toward “ethnicity” in the United States during the 1960s. Who were Americans more willing to accept after this change? People with a dark complexion.

10. How does Julia Alvarez describe her extended family? She has many relatives, and their relationships are complicated.

11. identified incorrectly; misunderstood mistook

12. be involved in; follow up pursue

13. carry from one place to another transport

14. unavoidably inevitably

15. completely confused chaotic

16. written on inscribed

17. A fact is information that must be ____________. proven

18. An opinion is a person’s __________ or ____________. judgment belief

19. You can check facts by using different resources 19. You can check facts by using different resources. You can check facts by ___________ or __________. looking at a map asking an expert

20. Tone The writer’s attitude toward his or her audience or subject. playful serious humorous

20. Tone Factors that contribute to tone: word choice sentence structure sentence length

Formal Writing More complicated word choice and sentence structure Longer sentences

Informal Writing May include humor Simple word choice and sentence structure May sound like conversation Shorter sentences

21. Text-Based Question How does Julia Alvarez feel when she first comes to the United States and hears her name mispronounced? How does she feel when she is first called Judy? How does she feel about her name when she graduates from high school? Describe Alvarez’s changing thoughts about her name. At first Alvarez dislikes hearing her family name mispronounced and is uncomfortable when she is called Judy or Judith. In high school, she accepts her nicknames, believing they demonstrate her popularity, and she is uncomfortable when friends treat her name (and her) as if she were exotic. When she graduates from high school, she wonders what name she will use as an adult. The fact that she has chosen Julia Alvarez suggests her allegiance to her Dominican heritage.