This strategy is designed to conquer a reading assignment. It works great for reading that may be more difficult or important, but could work with any peer reviewed article or textbook chapter that the class is assigned.
- Ask students to bring the reading they are working on.
- Divide the reading up into sections. (Pro Tip: Do this ahead of time when you’re planning your session.)
- If you have a smaller group, assign a section to every student. If you have a larger group, ask students to get into smaller groups and assign a section to each group.
- Students will read and summarize their assigned section. Their summary should be 3-5 key points or sentences.
- Ask each student or group to present their summary.
- Encourage students to ask questions and be prepared as the SI Leader to emphasize areas students may have overlooked. (Pro Tip: As you’re doing the reading beforehand, use a post-it note and create a list of points you want to make sure students don’t miss.)
- After everyone has presented, discuss the article as a whole.
IDEA: Get one student volunteer to stand up at the whiteboard and make a concept map or mind map based on the summaries each group presents.