Eponym Activity

“I would watch Gonzalez play and he mesmerized you.

It would be like looking into the flame of a fire.”

Jimmy Connors (American pro tennis player ~ 1952)

Have you ever eaten a madeleine ?

Have you ever stayed in a ritzy hotel ?

Have you tasted delicious chicken tetrazzini ?

Have you ever met someone who is quixotic ?

Have your lessons ever mesmerized your students ?

Then you already know ~

* Madeleine Paulmier

* César Ritz

* Luisa Tetrazzini

* Don Quixote

and

* Franz Anton Mesmer ~

the people from whose names we get those words.

Here's an interesting mini-lesson focusing on eponyms - words that come from a person's name.

Looking for a fun way to build vocabulary ?

This is an excellent way to work some culture into your class and build vocabulary using 25 words derived from French, German, Italian, or Spanish people's names.

You get:

1. The list of 25 words with definitions ~ student matching activity

2. The names of the 25 French, German, Italian, or Spanish people and why they're famous

3. Three pages of review exercises using the eponyms

4. An answer key for the review exercises

5. A follow-up word search of all the words

6. An answer key for the word search

7. An easy-to-grade quiz to follow up

8. An answer key to the quiz.

Everything is handout-ready to make your job easier. (17 pages)

.. This product is also available in a bundle ..

~ For French Teachers ~

* La Rentrée ~ French Back-to-School Bundle

~ For German Teachers ~

* German Back-to-School Bundle

~ For Spanish Teachers ~

* El regreso a clases ~ Spanish Back-to-School Bundle

~ For Italian Teachers ~

* Italian Back-to-School Bundle

should you prefer a savings. ..

* EXPANSION ACTIVITY 1 *

Do the 'I'm Sorry' spelling bee in class. My students *love* this activity because they know that the smartest person in the room does not always win. Anyone can win !

I've included the explanation of how it works

(this is also in my 'Alphabet Games * Pac').

* EXPANSION ACTIVITY 2 *

Here's a four-minute introduction to eponyms ~

* Ten Words That Come From People's Names *

If you like my products, please follow me by clicking on the little green star at the top under my name. Thank you.

♥ .. Several of my products are FREE. Please click HERE

to see which products are currently available for free. ..♥

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

If you're looking for more time-saving resources, please check out some other items in my store:

FOR FRENCH TEACHERS

For a complete list of more time-saving French resources, please click HERE.

* Final * Exam For French 1

* Sub * Pac For French Class ~ Set 1

* Coco Chanel * Pac

* Le Passé Composé * Pac ~ Activities For French Class

* The Color * Game For French Class .. Attention ! This can get pretty exciting ! ..

* La St.-Valentin ♥ Pac For French Class

FOR GERMAN TEACHERS

For a complete list of more time-saving German resources, please click HERE.

* Toi toi toi * And Other Customs In Germany

* Telling Time * Pac For German Class

* Final * Exam For German 1

* Feature * Film ~ Bella Martha Mostly Martha

* Der Knigge ~ Manners Still Matter

* Using An Online German-English Dictionary

FOR ITALIAN TEACHERS

For a complete list of more time-saving Italian resources, please click HERE.

* Burt Wolf ~ Ticino, Switzerland

* Back-To-School Review * Pac For Italian

* Telling Time * Pac For Italian

* Proverb * Pac For Italian Class

* The Use of tu * Lei * Loro in Italian

* Feature * Film ~ La Vita è bella

FOR SPANISH TEACHERS

For a complete list of more time-saving Spanish resources, please click HERE.

* Verb Activity * Pac For Spanish

* Food * Activity ~ Pass The Plate For Spanish Class

* 50 Fascinating Facts About Hispanic Countries ~ Set 1

* Proverb * Pac For Spanish Class

* Monster * Project For Spanish Class

* The Use of tú * usted in Spanish

FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

For a complete list of more time-saving resources for English Class, please click HERE.

Other Ready-to-Use Resources

* Flashback * Pac ~ Grammar Review .. A review of grammar basics ..

* The Traveler's * Ten Commandments For FL Students .. It's free. ..

* Alphabet Games * Pac

* Valentine's Day ♥ Trivia Game

* Letter of Appreciation to Parents .. It's free. ..

* Permission To Watch Movie Form .. It's free. ..

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *