Differentiation
AKA - Work that they can do and want to turn in!
Differentiation is a way of thinking -- it is not creating lesson plans for every students.
DIFFERENTIATE BY PRODUCT
WRITTEN PRODUCTS
action plan
autobiography, biography
book report
brochure
creative writing (science fiction, fairy tale, argument/persuasive essay, children's nonfiction)
greeting card
handbook
journal
letter to family member, business, editor, congressman, etc.
metaphor
newspaper article
poem (acrostic, free verse, found poem, cinquain, haiku, limerick, sonnet)
questions/answers
technical report
vocabulary list
worksheet
VISUAL/DIGITAL PRODUCTS
advertisement, commercial
book cover
cartoon, comic strip
chart, table, organizer, diagram
collage, mosaic, scrapbook
computer program, application
crossword puzzle, word search
diorama
drawing (with labels)
flashcards
flipbook
foldable
logic puzzle, math problem
map (with legend)
mask
model
music/image mashup/remix
photo essay
survey with results
timeline
travel log with images
Venn Diagram comparison/contrast
video, book trailer, Voki
webpage
PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES
dance
debate
demonstration
collection (with narration)
exhibit
fact file
game with instructions
guest speaker with introduction
learning center, digital lesson
slide presentation
puppet show
panel discussion
scavenger hunt
sculpture
skit
song
speech
teach a lesson
terrarium
TV news report