QAR Question- Answer Relationships

QAR – What is it? QAR is a great way to help students figure out how they can answer questions from text Students often think that if they look hard enough, they will find the answers in the text and spend too much time searching The purpose of using QAR is to show students that questions and answers have a variety of sources, and that learning about questions and their answers will help them, as readers become better at understanding and answering questions. Iowa Dept. of Education QAR (Raphael) is a strategy that is “designed to demystify the questioning process, providing the teachers and students with common vocabulary to discuss different types of questions and sources of information for answering these questions…”

QAR – What are the benefits? Provides students with a strategy for identifying different types of questions and sources of information Students develop strategies for generating their own questions Shared vocabulary for teachers and students A validated comprehension strategy across content areas and genres QAR explicitly shows the relationship between questions and answers QAR categorizes different types and levels of questions which helps students analyze, comprehend and respond to text concepts QAR helps refute the common misconception that the text has all the answers.

4 categories of questions

Question-Answer Relationships Right There – The answer is directly stated in the text. In fact, the words from the question and the answer are included in the same sentence.

I Love to Do My Homework I love to do my homework, it makes me feel so good. I love to do exactly as my teacher says I should. I love to do my homework, I never miss a day. I even love the men in white who are taking me away. What do I love to do?

I Love to Do My Homework I love to do my homework, it makes me feel so good. I love to do exactly as my teacher says I should. I love to do my homework, I never miss a day. I even love the men in white who are taking me away. What do I love to do? My Homework

Question-Answer Relationships Think & Search- The answer is in the text, but the words from the question and the answer are not in the same sentence.

I Love to Do My Homework I love to do my homework, it makes me feel so good. I love to do exactly as my teacher says I should. I love to do my homework, I never miss a day. I even love the men in white who are taking me away. How do I feel when I do what my teacher says I should?

I Love to Do My Homework I love to do my homework, it makes me feel so good. I love to do exactly as my teacher says I should. I love to do my homework, I never miss a day. I even love the men in white who are taking me away. How do I feel when I do what my teacher says I should? So good

Question-Answer Relationships Author & Me- The answer is not in the text, but the text provides information to use in the answer.

I Love to Do My Homework I love to do my homework, it makes me feel so good. I love to do exactly as my teacher says I should. I love to do my homework, I never miss a day. I even love the men in white who are taking me away. Where are they taking me?

I Love to Do My Homework I love to do my homework, it makes me feel so good. I love to do exactly as my teacher says I should. I love to do my homework, I never miss a day. I even love the men in white who are taking me away. Where are they taking me? Hospital, Mental facility, etc. (answer must make sense and be supported by the text)

Question-Answer Relationships On My Own- The answer is not in the text; it must come from the reader’s own experiences.

I Love to Do My Homework I love to do my homework, it makes me feel so good. I love to do exactly as my teacher says I should. I love to do my homework, I never miss a day. I even love the men in white who are taking me away. Why is homework an important part of school?

I Love to Do My Homework I love to do my homework, it makes me feel so good. I love to do exactly as my teacher says I should. I love to do my homework, I never miss a day. I even love the men in white who are taking me away. Why is homework an important part of school? It helps you learn new concepts, Gives the teacher an idea of how well you understand the concept, etc.

For the next slide work with your neighbor. Classify each type of question as: - right there - think and search - on my own - author and me Justify your answer

Jerry picked up his bat, ball, and his glove Jerry picked up his bat, ball, and his glove. He went to the playing field. Some boys were already hitting and catching fly ball. What did Jerry pick up? Where did Jerry go? What game is Jerry going to play? What is your favorite game?

Right There Who, what, where, when, why How many… What was… Define… What kind… Identify Answers are found directly in the book Think & Search How do you… What happened to… What happened before/after… How many times…What examples… Summarize… Explain… Find evidence…. Compare/contrast… Answers are in the book but must use several parts In the book On My Own Have you ever… If you could…. In your opinion… Do you agree with… Why? Do you know anyone who…. How do you feel about….. What do you already know about…. Use own thoughts and knowledge Author & Me Form a hypothesis… What might happen next? In what ways.. The passage was about ______. Do you think….. Use own thoughts and knowledge PLUS information In the text In my head