Ask them to talk about these people, their personalities, etc. Ask someone in each group to make notes. Invite whole group sharing after the small groups have finished. Focus discussion on how these characters are alike and how they are different. Learners may wish to follow up by making Venn diagrams that show how 2 characters are alike and different.
Teacher reads aloud.
2.Prepare a reader's theater script for a favorite scene. In reader's theater a story or a portion of a story is made into a script. One person narrates. The group practices its scene several times and finally presents it for others. Learners use their books or rewritten scenes.