This is a personal essay about one girl’s opinion on the importance of names. It is well organized, and the recording is good quality. Initially, the title was what captured me. I assumed that it would be about a girl trying to live up to her name, but that turned out to be only a small part of it. She discusses a little in the beginning about her name and what it means, and how she pictures herself owning up to that name. But then the piece goes on to talk about how a lot of people don’t like their names, about her family, and about why names are overall very special and important. Like I said before, the organization is very good. I just feel as if the piece is lacking something. I feel like it needs a sharp edge or some sort of twist that would have allowed me to connect with the author more personally. The piece starts out well with a strong introduction, but I found myself losing interest because I couldn’t connect with the story emotionally.
Youth Editorial Board Review of "Becoming a Goddess- What is Your Name?"
A. Greene
Posted on June 28, 2010 at 08:43 PM
This is a personal essay about one girl’s opinion on the importance of names. It is well organized, and the recording is good quality. Initially, the title was what captured me. I assumed that it would be about a girl trying to live up to her name, but that turned out to be only a small part of it. She discusses a little in the beginning about her name and what it means, and how she pictures herself owning up to that name. But then the piece goes on to talk about how a lot of people don’t like their names, about her family, and about why names are overall very special and important. Like I said before, the organization is very good. I just feel as if the piece is lacking something. I feel like it needs a sharp edge or some sort of twist that would have allowed me to connect with the author more personally. The piece starts out well with a strong introduction, but I found myself losing interest because I couldn’t connect with the story emotionally.