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ACTIVITIES:
1. Pick your favorite eponyms and write each one on a slip of paper. Use the slips to play a trivia game with the class. Have each participant try to guess the person or place that object was named after.
2. Pretend that some common items have names that are eponyms. Work with the class to imagine what the person would have been like who gave his or her name to each item. For example, you might decide that "garlic" is an eponym named after a certain Prince Garlic, a nobleman with a shriveled face who had an unpleasant smell. Bring in about 5 to 10 to present to the class for starters.
3. Make a calendar showing the months of the year and the names of the gods, goddesses, and Roman leaders the months were named after. If you can, find pictures of these mythical and real people and use them to illustrate the calendar.
4. The sandwich, the pickle, and graham cracker were all named after the people who invented them. Invent a new kind of food and name it after yourself. You could invent a snack, a main course, a dessert, or a special drink. Describe it and how it relates to your personality in writing.
5. Many eponyms in this book came from Europe. Make a map of Europe. Use pictures and words to show where such famous eponyms as "bologna, cheddar cheese, pants, and hamburger" came from. Make sure to include these countries in your map: Belgium, England, France, Germany, and Italy.
6. Find out where some other eponyms come from. You can choose from this list: boycott, Rubik's cube, mackintosh, madras, oriented, curie, mach. Share what you learn with your classmates in a report or poster.
