The teacher provides a question that has multiple responses and provides think time. 

Shoulder partners take turns passing a paper and pencil, each writing one answer, keeping their answers secret from the other pair of students at the table.

The teacher calls, “time.” The two pairs take turns sharing answers. For each answer, the face partner in the other pair adds the answer to that pair’s list, or checks it off if they already had it.

Variation – Team Challenge

As a team, students generate new answers, taking turns within pairs recording answers on their pair lists.