The Newsweek ThisWeek's Weekly Quiz can be used in several ways. It can be given individually to students, with individual scores used in a manner consistent with your grading procedures. The weekly quiz is based on the four selected articles. Students should be able to do the quiz whether or not they have completed the class activities. Students can take the quiz using the magazine to find the information, or without the magazine, to test their recall.
Students can take the quiz alone or in pairs.
If you want to focus on writing and synthesis, have your students answer all three essay questions, rather than completing the other sections of the test. Writing the essays will require that they understand the article, so you will be testing comprehension, albeit indirectly. Instead of collecting all group quizzes, have students number their quizzes 1 through 4. Roll a die and collect the number of the quiz that matches the die. This encourages students to listen attentively to their group discussion, and mark their quizzes thoroughly and accurately.