Group Reading Relay Activity

Group Reading Relay Activity

Learning Objectives

Summarize a text orally in a limited time frame. Work collaboratively in a high-pressure, timed setting. Listen attentively and synthesize information from peers. Answer comprehension questions based on a collectively read text.

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Group Formation and Role Assignment

Organizing students into small teams for collaborative work.

Sequential Reading Under Time Constraints

Taking turns to read parts of a text in a pre-determined order.

Oral Summarization Skills

Expressing the main points of a piece of text verbally.

Peer-to-Peer Information Exchange

Sharing and discussing information among students within a group.

Comprehension Question Answering

Questions designed to test understanding of the read text.

Reflective Discussion on Focus and Group Dynamics

Guided conversation that encourages students to think about and discuss their learning experience and group interactions.

Activity Overview

Students are organized into small groups and assigned numbers. They take turns running to the front of the class to read a text for 30 seconds and then rush back to orally summarize it for their group within the same time limit.

Comprehension and Reflection

After the activity, students work on comprehension questions and engage in a reflective discussion about the activity's focus and their group dynamics.

Key Terms

Group formation, Sequential reading, Oral summarization, Peer-to-peer information exchange, Comprehension questions, Reflective discussion

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.