Curated OER
The Wednesday Wars: Question Answer Response Strategy
Readers of The Wednesday Wars respond to model "Right There," "Think and Search," "On My Own," and "Author and You" (QAR) questions before crafting their own for class discussion.
Novelinks
The Good Earth: Question Answer Response Strategy
Readers of Pearl Buck's The Good Earth craft and answer "Right There," "Think and Search," "On Your Own," and "Author and You" questions.
Curated OER
Running Out Of Time: Bloom’s Taxonomy Mixed with QAR
Dig into chapter 19 of Running Out of Time with questions covering each level of Bloom's Taxonomy. Learners read the text, respond to the questions in paragraph form, and then discuss the answers as a class.
Curated OER
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Young scholars complete QAR activities for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this literary analysis lesson, students read chapters 2 and 3 and complete reading check questions. Young scholars discuss chapter highlights...
Curated OER
The Catcher in the Rye: Chapters 21-23
After answering comprehension questions (good for a homework reading check), class members analyze "Comin' Thro the Rye," and using the included guidance questions, discuss Holden's misreading of Robert Burns' poem. The URL to text of...
Curated OER
Getting a Driver's License
Students identify requirements to obtain a driver's license. They describe study and test taking strategies. Students describe reading material. They organize information using restatement and questioning techniques.
Curated OER
Reading
Third graders read the book Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips. In groups, 3rd graders answer questions about the story. They share their personal responses. Students write answers to some questions.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Student Led Book Clubs Using Qar
Contains plans for lessons that use the Question-Answer Relationships (QAR) strategy in book discussion groups. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Qa Rs to Develop Comprehension & Reflective Reading Habits
Contains plans for three lessons that use the QAR strategy to develop reading comprehension and reflective reading within students. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Qa Rs + Tables = Successful Comprehension of Math Word Problems
Contains plans for two lessons that explain how to use the question-answer relationship (QAR) strategy to make word problems easier to understand. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to sites...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Applying Question?answer Relationships to Pictures
Contains plans for two lessons that develop students' ability to ask questions about the pictures in a text. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as...