Introduction: Visiting Tía María's (that would be Aunt Mary to your English-speaking friends) house is always interesting. While the adults sit on the porch and chat, you are free to explore her huge house filled with souvenirs from around the world and old heirlooms of the family. Last month you are pretty sure you found a shrunken head underneath an elephant skull. This afternoon you are browsing the library with a Coke in one hand and an ancient dusty book in the other. You have just opened it when Mr. Fluffers leaps out of a dark corner, the black cat startling you into dropping your drink on the book. You watch in dismay as the ink on the family tree starts to run.
Task: Your group needs to research Spanish names. You will discover how last names are formed, how to recognize nicknames, the source of names, and also what day is important besides birthdays.
Process: Visit the following sites to gain background information. Be sure to fill-in missing information on the notes page, so you do not have to go back and re-research information later.
To find out about the parts of a name and last names (Questions 1-3)
1.http://spanish.about.com/cs/culture/a/surnames.htm
2.https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/what-can-that-suffix-on-your-familys-name-tell-you/
3.http://genealogy.about.com/cs/surname/a/spanish_names.htm
To find out about first names (Questions 4-6)
1.http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187427-c70115/Spain:Birthdays.And.Saint.S.Days.html
2. http://es.catholic.net/op/santoral/ (extra exploration--scroll down to where it says "Buscar por nombre" which is search by name so type in your Spanish name or choose "Buscar por Mes" where choose your birth month in Spanish to then find your specific birthday in the list)
3.http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Spanish_diminutives_of_given_names (hypocoristic = nickname)
Evaluation: With this new knowledge, complete the family tree chart (10 pts).
Conclusion: You now have a basic understanding of Spanish names. What is a difference between our two cultures? What is a similarity? While there are several answers to those two questions, one final idea to notice is that names are important both in our culture and in the cultura española.
Task: Your group needs to research Spanish names. You will discover how last names are formed, how to recognize nicknames, the source of names, and also what day is important besides birthdays.
Process: Visit the following sites to gain background information. Be sure to fill-in missing information on the notes page, so you do not have to go back and re-research information later.
To find out about the parts of a name and last names (Questions 1-3)
1.http://spanish.about.com/cs/culture/a/surnames.htm
2.https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/what-can-that-suffix-on-your-familys-name-tell-you/
3.http://genealogy.about.com/cs/surname/a/spanish_names.htm
To find out about first names (Questions 4-6)
1.http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187427-c70115/Spain:Birthdays.And.Saint.S.Days.html
2. http://es.catholic.net/op/santoral/ (extra exploration--scroll down to where it says "Buscar por nombre" which is search by name so type in your Spanish name or choose "Buscar por Mes" where choose your birth month in Spanish to then find your specific birthday in the list)
3.http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Spanish_diminutives_of_given_names (hypocoristic = nickname)
Evaluation: With this new knowledge, complete the family tree chart (10 pts).
Conclusion: You now have a basic understanding of Spanish names. What is a difference between our two cultures? What is a similarity? While there are several answers to those two questions, one final idea to notice is that names are important both in our culture and in the cultura española.