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Differentiationusing a student’s interests to your advantage
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Which Statement Is True?
All students do really well in language class
Not all students do really well in language
class
A Successful and Unsuccessful Language
Student
Characteristics of a Successful Language
Student
Turn to your neighbor
and create a list
Characteristics of an Unsuccessful Language
Student
Turn to your neighbor
and create a list
Which Statement Is True?
All students want to do well in school
Not all students want to do well in school
Time To Vote
1. All students want to do
well in school
2. Not all students want to
do well in school
My Belief
My BeliefAll students want to do well
My BeliefAll students want to do well
Some students find it easy to do well in school
Some students find it difficult to do well in school
What type of Student were You?
1. Doing well in school was a easy for
me
2. Doing well in school was not
always easy for me
Student Interests
Create a list of student interests
Should teachers cater to
student’s interests
Why
orwhy not?
SimulationYou are stuck on an island in the middle of the ocean. To get off the island you must teach your students the following words in Mandarin:
•Strawberry•Blueberry•Apple •Pineapple•Banana•Orange
Your students
Silly Stella Laughing Lan
Ying
Joyful Joni Victorious
Vanessa
Cartoons
(Draw one)
Interests:
•Clothes
•Jewelry
•Games
Interests:
•Acting
•Jokes
•Dinosaurs
Interests:
•Art
•Comics
•Writing
Interests:
•Technology
•Music
•Sports
Technology and Language
Flash Cards Comics iMovie Recordings
Suggested Uses
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