QAR Strategies Four-Poster Set
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that require their prior knowledge in order to
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be answered.
tool to help students analyze and comprehend
text, realize the importance of prior knowledge in
Becoming Familiar with the QAR Strategies
comprehending text, and tackle comprehension
Introduce the QAR strategies by listing questions
questions with effective strategies.
on your whiteboard or chart paper that relate to
a relevant text, such as a current read-aloud
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book, or some text that all students have recently
• QAR Strategies Four-Poster Set, laminated
read. Ask students to provide answers to the
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questions and record their answers beneath the
questions. Next, review each question and its
Displaying the QAR Strategies Four-Poster Set
response, asking students where the answer to
Before displaying the QAR Strategies Four-Poster the question came from. Depending on how they
Set, make copies of this Really Good Stuff®
formulated the answer, label the question and its
Activity Guide and file the pages for future use.
response with Right There, Think and Search,
Or, download another copy of it from our Web site
In My Head, or Author and Me. To review the
at www.reallygoodstuff.com. Separate the Posters
lesson, copy and distribute the QAR Practice
along the perforations and hang the Posters
Reproducible. Have students share and discuss
where students will be able to see them easily.
their responses to help them solidify their
understanding of the concept.
Introducing the QAR Strategies Four-Poster Set
Explain to students that by looking at Question-
Possible Answers for the QAR Practice
Answer Relationships, they will be better
Reproducible:
prepared to give the appropriate answer to a
How old is Trish? Think and Search: Although the
comprehension question. Further explain that by
author doesn’t tell the reader outright, the reader
analyzing questions, students will gain a better
can put information together from sentences 1, 3,
understanding of whether an appropriate answer
and 4 and know that Trish has just turned 10.
will come from the text or whether their prior
What does Mrs. Kiernan teach? Right There: All
knowledge is needed to answer the question.
the information needed to answer this question is
Discuss the patterns students see on the
directly stated in sentence 7.
Posters. Point out that the blue Posters highlight
Why did Trish skip two questions on her math
the types of questions that can be answered
sheet? Think and Search: This question can be
with information found in the text, and that the
answered by combining information from several
green Posters highlight the types of questions
sentences in the text. (... she had a really hard
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QAR Strategies Four-Poster Set
time concentrating in math...Trish missed some of
categories. Ask students which of the four
the vocabulary words that the teacher reviewed at
questions would be good questions to ask their
the beginning of class. She ended up totally lost
literature circle or book group. Point out that the
by the end of the lesson.)
On My Own and the Author and Me questions are
Why did art seem to go by so slowly?
ones that generate more discussion, because they
Author and Me: This question requires the
could have more than one answer, while the Right
student to combine information from the text (It
There and Think and Search questions ultimately
was Trish’s birthday, and she couldn’t wait until
have a specific discrete answer.
her birthday party…From the minute she got to
school she watched the clock.) with information
For a reading response activity, copy and
from the student’s life. (It took me forever to fall
distribute the Your Turn! Reproducible and have
asleep the night before Christmas. I was so
excited for Christmas morning, and watching the
clock, it seemed like time was standing still.)
What are some things students can do to help
themselves when they have trouble
concentrating? On My Own: Even though it is
related, this question can be answered without
ever having read the text.
What was Trish’s class studying in Math?
Right There: The answer to this question is
directly stated in sentence 11.
students create questions for some piece they
have just read. After checking students’
questions, have them bring the reproducible to
their literature circle or book group and use the In
My Head questions to generate discussion within
their group.
QAR and Standardized Testing
Stress the QAR strategy as an important step in
tackling the open-ended comprehension questions
on the reading sections of your state’s
standardized testing. Encourage students to
analyze a question and consciously determine
For further practice or assessment, copy and
where and/or how they can find an appropriate
distribute the Your Turn! Reproducible for
answer—before they write down the first answer
students to create their own questions.
they think of.
Generating Material for Literature Circles and
Personal Reference
Book Groups
To create a personal reference or a resource
Implementing QAR material is a great way to
students can keep at home, make double-sided
create material for book discussions. Using a
copies of the In My Head Reproducible and the In
relevant text, write a related question on your
the Book Reproducible and distribute one to
whiteboard or chart paper for each of the QAR
each student.
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QAR Practice Reproducible
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Your Turn! Reproducible
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In the Book Reproducible
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