It"s a very basic activity - you put a text in front of the students, make sure that they have a sound overall understanding of it, and then discuss some sections in detail in order to make some teaching points. That"s what I mean by "exploitation". But what is involved in this process, and how can we employ the technique most efficiently ? Let"s take an example.Here is an extract from Feersum Endjin by Iain M Banks...