Buehl, D. (2004). Classroom strategies for interactive learning: Second edition. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
This strategy is used to bring out difference of opinions and multiple interpretations of a work. The teacher assigns a story to be read and each student chooses five statements that they would like to comment on find interesting or relate to. These statements can be something they disagree or agree on or they thought they knew. Students need to highlight or place a mark next to the statement they have chosen. The students are then give five note cards in which they write on one side the statement and on the other side they comment on the statement. Once they have completed this they are placed in small groups. One student at a time shares a statement they have taken from the text but not their opinion on it till everyone goes around and expresses their reaction to the statement. In this way the student who presented the statement gets the last word. This continues until everyone has shared their statement and comments. This is a great way to get students to talk about their reading and make personal connections to it. This also gives them a chance to participate in the class discussion but in a smaller version while hearing other students opinions and maybe giving them time to change what they said once they have heard everyone else’s.