Jake and the Migration
of the Monarch

* Who Are You? *

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• In this exercise, students are  defining and developing a character.



• The teacher will make a series of note cards, each note card containing the word of a character or thing in the book. Some examples include, Jake, Jake’s mother, a dandelion, a monarch butterfly, Canada, milkweed, etc.



• One student sits in the front of the class in the “Actor’s Chair”. 



• Other students ask him questions that have a “yes” or “no” answer.



• When a student has enough information, he or she guesses who or what the actor is and that student gets a turn in the “Actor’s Chair”.
  
  This is a good way to reinforce vocabulary, retention, and questioning techniques.