Hand out parts of the readings for the topic – a different text for each group.
Put up a set of questions or principles on the board
The students have to answer the questions or link ideas to the principles from the text they have been given
Get them to write on a piece of paper with correct referencing
What the activity achieves
Ensure the students do the readings
Develop an ability to draw out ideas from within the text
Practice referencing
Practice forming a literature review
Alternatives
Once each group has written down what the text says, each group is given one of the questions/principles and has to group together like ideas and separate out different ideas
Have additional readings to give to groups who finish quicker than others.
