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.

1. Ask students to bring the reading they are working on.
2. Divide the reading up into sections. (Pro Tip: Do this ahead of time when you’re planning your session.)
3. 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.
4. Students will read and summarize their assigned section. Their summary should be 3-5 key points or sentences.
5. Ask each student or group to present their summary.
6. 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.)
7. 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.