Conflict analysis

Title

Names/Nombres

Author

Julia Alvarez

I chose this book because

I find it original  and it is similar to my own experience

Summarize the story in 3-5 sentences. What is the story about?

A little girl from Dominican Republic comes to america with her family and faces the language barrrier. She struggles to be accepted by the others

The main conflict that this person faces is

getting used to her new name

What kind of conflict is it?

(character vs character/self/society etc.)

Character vs society

Making Connections

I am like the narrator in the following ways.

i have a foreigner sounding name

I am unlike the narrator in the following ways.

i have not any accent

1

2

3

Examples of conflict

new name

origine

family

How did the narrator respond?            

accept

ashamed but assumes

she is finally happy of her family

What does this reveal about the narrator’s personality?

growth mindset

growth mindset

growth mindset

How would I have responded?

accept too

ignore

ashamed

Based on what you have learned about mindset, does your narrator have a growth or fixed mindset? Explain with evidence from the text.

growth

"My initial desire to be known by my correct Dominican name faded."

Based on what you have learned about mindset, do you have a growth or fixed mindset? Explain with examples from your own life connected to what you have learned in this lesson.

growth, one year my first french grade was a 6.5/20 but I worked hard and obtained an average of 18.89/20 at the end of the year

What message or theme do you think the writer is creating by sharing his or story? What does the writer want readers to remember? Remember, theme is expressed as a statement (not a single-word topic.)

Everyone should and can be accepted despite of his or her origine.