The book 50 Ways to Leave Your Lectern contains a collection of activities designed to get students active and involved in learning. In one activity, students sit in a circle or U, if possible. Each one draws or is given a quote which is placed face down in front of them. The first student turns over his or her quotation, reads it aloud and offers a one-minute commentary on it. The student may agree or disagree, but in either case is encouraged to draw support for that position from personal experience, course material, or other relevant sources. While one student is speaking, the next student may turn over his or her quotation and begin formulating the commentary.