Sub Plan: Creative Research / All about me assignment
On a blank piece of notebook paper, complete all of the below tasks about you and your name. Have fun finding connections about you. This will be collected for points.
Google Yourself: Do a google search on your name (be sure to put it into quotes for the best search / “John Smith”)
-Write down the first website that comes up for your name, regardless of whether it actually contains information about you.
-Look at the first 10-20 images that appear with your name image search. Are they of you or related to you? Are there any odd or unexpected images that came up? Explain…
Birthday Twins / History: Search the day of your birth (just the day, not the year).
-Find three notable events that happened on the same month and day (besides you being born).
-List at least two notable people that share your birthday (can be historical or present).
Name Popularity / History: Use the site https://www.behindthename.com to search your name.
-Write down the meaning and origin of your name.
-Click on the Popularity for the United States. In what year did you name peak in popularity. Are there any other countries where your name is popular?
-Open and read either the Comments or Namesakes tab. List at least two interesting discoveries about your name.
Art Doppelganger: Download the Google Arts and Culture App. You may share a device if you don’t all want to download it. Feel free to delete the app afterwards if you do not want to keep it. Scroll down to the “Art Selfie” feature (you may also search it on the app). This feature has you take a selfie and then it matches you to people in historical works of art.
-Select one of the works of art that they matched up with you. Research the work of art (click the image in the app to see info). List the artist, title, location of the work, and the match percentage.
-List 2 characteristics that you share with the subject, and 2 differences.
Finish and turn in.
Google Yourself: Do a google search on your name (be sure to put it into quotes for the best search / “John Smith”)
-Write down the first website that comes up for your name, regardless of whether it actually contains information about you.
-Look at the first 10-20 images that appear with your name image search. Are they of you or related to you? Are there any odd or unexpected images that came up? Explain…
Birthday Twins / History: Search the day of your birth (just the day, not the year).
-Find three notable events that happened on the same month and day (besides you being born).
-List at least two notable people that share your birthday (can be historical or present).
Name Popularity / History: Use the site https://www.behindthename.com to search your name.
-Write down the meaning and origin of your name.
-Click on the Popularity for the United States. In what year did you name peak in popularity. Are there any other countries where your name is popular?
-Open and read either the Comments or Namesakes tab. List at least two interesting discoveries about your name.
Art Doppelganger: Download the Google Arts and Culture App. You may share a device if you don’t all want to download it. Feel free to delete the app afterwards if you do not want to keep it. Scroll down to the “Art Selfie” feature (you may also search it on the app). This feature has you take a selfie and then it matches you to people in historical works of art.
-Select one of the works of art that they matched up with you. Research the work of art (click the image in the app to see info). List the artist, title, location of the work, and the match percentage.
-List 2 characteristics that you share with the subject, and 2 differences.
Finish and turn in.