J. Jean Robertson - My Name Is Not…

Social Skills Focus:MannersThe socially correct way of acting in a given situation.

	Read the title and make predictions about the story. Predictions after reading the title have students make predictions about the book.
	Take a picture walk. Talk about the pictures in the book. Implant the vocabulary as you take the picture walk.Have children find one or two words they know as they do a picture walk.
	Have students read the 1st page of text with you.
	Have students read the remaining text aloud.
	Strategy Talk use to assist students while reading. Get your mouth ready Look at the picture Thinkdoes it make sense Thinkdoes it look right Thinkdoes it sound right Chunk it by looking for a part you know
	Read it again.
	Complete the activities at the end of the book.

By J. Jean Robertson Illustrated by Anita DuFalla 2013 Rourke Educational Media All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. / J. / J.

Jean Robertson ISBN 978-1-61810-187-7 (hard cover) (alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-61810-320-8 (soft cover) Library of Congress Control Number: 2012936788 Rourke Educational Media Printed in China, Artwood Press Limited, Shenzhen, China rourkeeducationalmedia.com PO Box 643328 Vero Beach, Florida 32964 Being me is hard! It is not appropriate for someone like me to be stuck here in a barnyard. You wouldnt believe all the names the other barnyard residents call me. Hey Turkey, dont call me a stuffed shirt! If you want to know what a stuffed bird looks like, just wait until Thanksgiving. You may be one. My name is not Helmet Head! You are just jealous because most of you are white all over, while I have black on my head. My name is not Funny Feathers! All those brown and tan feather lines on my back make me look elegant. My name is not Honker! My voice has a unique quality. My name is not Honker! My voice has a unique quality.

It can be heard from a great distance. My name is not White Stripe! My white cheek and chin strap is the special mark of beauty showing that I am an exotic Canada goose. Actually, my heritage is from England. My great, great grandmother was very famous. Maybe you have heard of her? She was known as Mother Goose. If you ask politely, and say pretty, pretty please, Ill tell you my real name.

My name is Lucille Margaret Anne Waterford. But you may call me Lucy, if you please. After Reading Activities

Why do you think the other animals called Lucy names that were not very nice? Suggest two things Lucy could have done that might have changed the other animals behavior. Do you know any children who are called names that are not very nice? Think of something you could do to help a person who is being called names. Copy the following list of words on a piece of paper. Draw a circle around the word with three vowels together.

Underline each place you find two vowels together.

actually	heritage
appropriate	jealous
beauty	politely
distance	quality
elegant	unique

Write down three ways Lucy could change that might help her. Write down three things the other animals could do that would help. List each name Lucy is called in this story. Beside each name, put the new name you are giving Lucy. Write and illustrate your story.

Share your story with some friends.