QAR: Question Answer QAR: Question Answer RelationshipRelationship

Today we are learning a new Today we are learning a new strategy. It will help us to strategy. It will help us to identify types of questions identify types of questions

and gives us clues on where to and gives us clues on where to find the answers!find the answers!

There are basically There are basically twotwo places where you can places where you can find answers to find answers to questions:questions:

In the Book

In my Head

In the BookRight There:For right there questions, you can usually put your finger on the aswer in one place in the text. Often, parts of the question can also be found in the text.

Think and Search:To find the answer, you must put together details from various parts of the text. The answer is NOT found in just one place.

In My HeadIn My Head

Author and You:This type of question requires you to connect what you already know to details in the text. The answer is found in the book AND in your head.

On My Own:The question relates to the text, but I could probably answer this one even if I hadnever read the text. All theideas and information comefrom my own knowledge and experience.

Let’s Practice QAR!Let’s Practice QAR!

• Together, we are going to read “Black Together, we are going to read “Black Men and Public Space”.Men and Public Space”.

• After reading, we will identify the After reading, we will identify the QAR type for each question, and then QAR type for each question, and then answer the questions.answer the questions.

• We can abbreviate the QAR Types as We can abbreviate the QAR Types as RT, TS, AY, and OMO.RT, TS, AY, and OMO.

What type of Question is What type of Question is this?this?

• Where was his first victim?Where was his first victim?

• Why did she run?Why did she run?

• Have you ever had a situation like Have you ever had a situation like this? When and how?this? When and how?

• Why are black people discriminated Why are black people discriminated against?against?

Your ResponsibilityYour Responsibility

• I am going to group you in groups of 4I am going to group you in groups of 4

• You need to read the next two You need to read the next two paragraphs of “Black Men in Public paragraphs of “Black Men in Public Space”Space”

• You must come up with one of each You must come up with one of each type of QAR questiontype of QAR question

• One person should be responsible for One person should be responsible for coming up with one typecoming up with one type

HOMEWORKHOMEWORK

• You need to finish reading this essay You need to finish reading this essay and complete the 4-column chart. and complete the 4-column chart. Please make your predictions for the Please make your predictions for the bold words before you look at the bold words before you look at the actual definition. actual definition.

• You should complete the 4-column You should complete the 4-column chart BEFORE you read the story.chart BEFORE you read the story.

• Tuesday, be prepared to answer QAR Tuesday, be prepared to answer QAR questions about the story.questions about the story.