Who Am I? Assignment Sheet
Game Day: Wed. 4/24 2:00 PM
Directions:
1. Dress as one of the characters or authors we have covered this semester. Props can be included.
For example, if you want to be Mrs. Wright, you might wear a pleated skirt and apron and carry
a rope or an empty bird cage or a (hopefully fake) dead bird.
2. As your character, you should only say things he/she said or thought in the story (or in his/her
life if you’re pretending to be an author). These things may be on notecards or paper which you
can refer to.
3. In addition to quotations from the story or the author’s life, you may answer questions others
ask you with a “yes” or “no” only. You cannot confirm or deny who others think you are. For
example, if someone asks you, “Are you Mrs. Wright?” you cannot say “yes” or “no.”
4. You may not ask one person more than 3 questions, but you may listen to questions others ask.
5. Try to guess as many of your classmates’ identities as possible. Write down who you think is
who and keep it a secret.
6. The student with the most correct answers will win a prize.
7. The student who is voted best costume will win a prize.
8. The student who is voted best actor/actress will win a prize.
9. Email me your first, second, and third choice for a character by 4/22. First come, first served. I
will respond and tell you who you may be.
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If you share who you are or who someone else is, you will be disqualified from the game.
If you ask more than 3 questions from one person, you will be disqualified from the game.
If you do not come prepared to play, you will be disqualified from the game.
Though you can be dramatic and exaggerated in your pretense, please do not belittle the
characters or authors by making them horrible stereotypes. Subtle and relevant hints about
your identity are the best ways to win and avoid being disqualified. (You may cross race and
gender lines if you choose, but if you do, please keep this rule forefront in your mind.)
5. You may not refer to your books or notes as you try to guess. I recommend reviewing who is
who and what the characters are like in advance of this class.
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Possible Characters
Bret Harte, author of “The Luck of Roaring Camp”
Stumpy, character in “The Luck of Roaring Camp”
Mark Twain, author of “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calveras
County” and “Chickamauga”
Jim Smiley, character in “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calveras
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Mr. Ryder, character in “The Wife of His Youth”
Charles W. Chesnutt, author of “The Wife of His Youth”
Louisa Ellis, character in “The New England Nun”
William Dean Howells, author of “Editha”
Editha, character in “Editha”
George Gearson, character in “Editha”
Daisy, character in Daisy Miller
Winterbourne, character in Daisy Miller
Henry James, author of Daisy Miller
Booker T. Washington, author of Up From Slavery
Zatkala Sa, author of “Impressions of an Indian Childhood” and
“School Days of an Indian Girl”
The correspondent, a character in “The Open Boat”
Jack London, author of “To Build a Fire”
The narrator, a character in “To Build a Fire”
The wife, a character in “The Yellow Wallpaper”
John, a character in “The Yellow Wallpaper”
Kate Chopin, author of “The Storm”
Calixta, a character in “The Storm”
Alcee, a character in “The Storm”
Alfred Prufrock, speaker in “The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock”
T.S. Eliot, author of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
William Carlos Williams, author of “The Red Wheelbarrow,” “This is
just to say,” and “The Fall of Icarus”
Ernest Hemingway, author of “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”
Harry, a character in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, author of “Babylon Revisited”
Charlie, a character in “Babylon Revisited”
Mrs. Hale, a character in Trfiles
Zora Neale Hurston, author of “How it Feels to be Colored Me”
Langston Hughes, author of “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” “The
Weary Blues,” and “Theme for English B”
Dave, a character in “The Man Who Was Almost a Man”
Jhumpa Lahiri, author of “Sexy”
Junot Diaz, author of “Drown”
Cleofilas, character in “Woman Hollering Creek”
Li-Young Lee, author of “Persimmons” and “This Room and
Everything in It”
Victor, character in “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”
Thomas, character in “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”