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Rebika Chatterpaul SP 211 Michael Cesarano 9/9/17 Subject: My name General Purpose: To inform and entertain Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the time I accepted my name was slept wrong Main Idea: Being confident in your own skin is the best way to accept things about yourself.

1) Christian Name A. Thinking of a name a. Mother and father Christian b. Wanted kids to have Christian names c. Wanted kids to also be Christian B. Old Testament a. Named after Rebekah from the Old Testament b. Comes from the Hebrew origin 2) Wrong way A. When I was born name was spelt wrong a. Doctors didn’t know to spell Rebecca b. Spelt wrong c. Rebika instead of Rebecca B. Parents wanted to change the spelling a. Grew on parents b. Unique spelling c. Kept the spelling 3) Realizing it was wrong A. Realizing that my name was spelt wrong a. Always thought it was spelt right but in a different way b. Mom tells me B. Spelled my name differently in middle school a. Used Rebecca b. Easer that way c. Spelt wrong most of the times C. Teacher and peers would pronounce it wrong a. Always correcting the way, they would pronounce it b. Let them say it how they want c. Peers correct teachers 4) Felt like an outsider A. Felt like everyone was making fun of my name

a. Wanted to change my name even if my parents didn’t want me too b. Wished it was spelt differently B. All in head a. People thought it was unique b. Like the story of my name 5) Accepting the way my name is spelt A. As I got older, came to like the spelling of my name a. Unique in spelling of the name b. Writes Rebika instead of Rebecca now c. Accepting that my name will always be spelt that way B. Feelings towards my name now a. Won’t change it if I can b. Makes me who I am c. Being confident in my own skin C. Being confident in your own skin is the best way to accept things about yourself. a. Feel better about yourself b. Proud to be who you are c. Somethings aren’t meant to be changed...