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Question-Answer Relationship, A Fine, Fine School
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Question-Answer Relationship, Library Lion
Question-Answer Relationship, Library Lion.doc
Question-Answer Relationships (QARs) are a useful way
for students to enhance their comprehension of a story.
Students will listen to the story A Fine, Fine School by
Sharon Creech and decide what category, questions should
be sorted into: right there; think and search; author and
you; and on your own.
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Eng 2.1, 2.8
A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech
QAR, A Fine, Fine School, SMART Notebook file
25-30 Minutes
A Fine, Fine School
Sharon Creech
QAR
Question-Answer Relationship
SMART Board
SMARTBoard
2008
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Created by Jill Woodall
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Question-Answer Relationship: A Fine, Fine School
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Question-Answer Relationships (QARs) are a useful way
for students to enhance their comprehension of a story.
Students will listen to the story A Fine, Fine School by
Sharon Creech and decide what category, questions
should be sorted into: right there; think and search;
author and you; and, on your own.
Assessment: Student responses
Engage
and
Educate
Tell students that answering questions are an
important way to help us understand stories that we
listen to or read. Thinking about whether the answer to
a question is easily found in the story or requires the
reader to infer what the author meant helps us in our
understanding of what is happening.
Assessment: Class discussion
1. Read the book A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech.
2. Explain the format of a QAR and the four types of
Learning
questions included on it: right there; think and
search; author and you; and, on your own.
3. Using the QAR in the SMART Notebook file format
that was created for this activity, model examples of
each type of question.
4. Have students sort the questions. For some
questions there may be some disagreement as to
which category it belongs in.
5. At the completion of this activity, print two copies of
the sorted screen. Give one to the teacher and keep
one for your records.
Active
Assessment: Sorting of questions into four categories
Reflect
Now
and
Then
Have students identify additional questions that can be
added to the QAR activity.
Students are reviewing ways to enhance their
comprehension of a story. QARs are one way to
improve their understanding. QARs will be revisited
throughout the school year as well as other
comprehension strategies.
Smart Board:
http://fcpslibrary.wikispaces.com/QuestionAnswer+Relationship%2C+A+Fine%2C+Fine+School