ABSTRACT
One of the keys to a differentiated classroom is to have many different types of activities to choose from when setting up a differentiated lesson and smorgasbord. Students copy them down and then use them to do workbook exercises, make flash cards, or write sentences, in class and as homework. In a differentiated classroom, students begin showing an interest in words, use them in speech and writing, and remember them, with no more class time used than older methods. Students call the author and leave a message, using this format: state their name, perform the required task and say good-bye. Use a webbing strategy on the board, grouping vocabulary that is related and then ask students to see how many of these words are actually in the reading. Some more ideas for follow-up projects to do after reading, many of which involve writing: Newspaper article, Video news report and Editorial cartoon.
