This document discusses differentiating instruction for students based on their interests. It suggests creating lists of student interests and discussing whether teachers should cater to those interests. Some examples are provided of using technology like flash cards, comics, iMovie and recordings to engage students with different interests in language learning. The goal is to teach students Mandarin words like strawberry, blueberry, apple, pineapple, banana and orange.

1. Differentiation
using a student’s interests to your advantage

2. Resources
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3. Which Statement Is
True?
All students do really well in language class
Not all students do really well in language
class

4. A Successful and
Unsuccessful Language
Student

5. Characteristics of a
Successful Language
Student
Turn to your neighbor
and create a list

6. Characteristics of an
Unsuccessful Language
Student
Turn to your neighbor
and create a list

7. Which Statement Is
True?
All students want to do well in school
Not all students want to do well in school

8. Time To Vote
1. All students want to do
well in school
2. Not all students want to
do well in school

9. My Belief

10. My Belief
All students want to do well

11. My Belief
All 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

12. 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

13. Student
Interests
Create a list of student
interests

14. Should
teachers
cater to
student’s
interests
Why
or
why not?

15. Simulation
You 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

16. Your
students
Silly Stella Laughing Lan Joyful Joni Victorious
Ying Vanessa
Cartoons
(Draw one)
Interests: Interests: Interests: Interests:
•Clothes •Acting •Art •Technology
•Jewelry •Jokes •Comics •Music
•Games •Dinosaurs •Writing •Sports

17. Technology and
Language
Flash Cards Comics iMovie Recordings
Suggested Uses

18. Xie, Xie!