Differentiation Strategies

For my students to show comprehension in understanding a main character's role in our story each week, I have them make a business card for the character. I always make one that I use to model and provide an example for, and we talk for a few minutes to generate ideas. For example, we read a story "Mr. Bones" who was a fossil digger and found dinosaur bones for museums. We named his company "T-Rex Finder", developed an email, phone number (1-800-Bone-Fndr), address, etc. What really showed comprehension was a slogan that they developed for their character. All of this can be modified and maybe for more advanced students they create more, but for lower students, just a few. They can also work alone or in groups. Lots of possibilities and they love it!