Vale Middle School Reading Article
Icelandic Girl Fights for Right to Her Own Name (1240L)
3. Choose a side. Should Blaer be allowed to keep her name, or must she change her name to one that is
on the government list? Use evidence from the test to create a well-developed paragraph to back up your
stance.
(
7/8.RL6,8,9
4. Blaer’s mother plans to take her fight to the Icelandic Supreme Court while the artist Birgir Orn
Thoroddsen is keeping his fight to the media. Explain what this means. Which method do you believe
would be the most effective. Cite evidence from the text to back up your opinion.
7/8.RL.6,8,9
Andersen, A. Icelandic Girl Fights for Right to Her Own Name. Associated Press. January 3, 2013.