Paragraph 1 My NamePrewriting1. DQ: What is the story behind my
name? My parent thought about Savanna Noel as my name for months.
About 6 weeks before I was born my mom thought of my dads friends
wife, Teresa, and her nickname was Tess. My mom thought that Tess
would be a good name for me even though they had not met me yet. My
dad thought that since my mom has to change the first name to Tess,
my dad thought of my middle name, Elizabeth, because Tess Noel
Eubank did not have a nice ring to it so he changed it to Tess
Elizabeth Eubank instead. That is the story behind my name.2. What
do I already know about my name?I know nothing about my name.
3. What do I want to learn about my name? I want to learn
everything about my name.
Who named me? My parentsWhy did my parents give me my name? They
thought that Tess had a nice ring to it even though they had not
met me yet.What is the origin of my name? The origin of my name is
Greek.What does my name mean? It means to reap.Did my parents both
like this name? Yes they did.When was I named? 6 weeks before I was
born.If I was a boy what would you name me? My parents could not
agree on a boys name. They thought of naming me Hey You Eubank or
Dude Eubank. My parents picked Tess because it had a nice ring to
it.
Drafting1. My parents named me Tess because my dads friends
wife, Teresa, her nickname was Tess. 2. My name is Greek but my
heritage came from Russia.3. My name means to reap in Greek and
reap means to harvest. 4. If I were a boy, they would name me hey
you Eubank. 5. They thought that Tess had a nice ring to it.
Revising1. My parents named me Tess because my dads friends
wife, Teresa, her nickname was Tess.2. Although, my name is Greek
but my heritage came from Russia. 3. In fact, my name means to reap
in Greek and reap means to harvest. 4. If I were a boy, they would
name me Hey You Eubank. 5. They thought that Tess had a nice ring
to it and they both liked the name Tess.EditingEvaluatingMy Strange
StoryMy parents named me Tess because my dads friends wife, Teresa,
her nickname was Tess. Although, my name is Greek but my heritage
came from Russia. In fact, my name means to reap in Greek and reap
means to harvest. If I were a boy, they would name me Hey You
Eubank and I am not kidding about that. They thought that Tess had
a nice ring to it and they both liked the name Tess.
