COMMON CORE LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
SCHOOL: Eunice Smith
GRADE LEVEL: 2
STRAND: Reading Literature
STANDARD: 1
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY TO BE USED:
Question-Answer-Relationships QAR . Students use the Question Stems to create . Right There(The answer is in one place), Think and
Search (The answer is in several places in the text), On My Own (The answer is not in the text) , Author and Me questions (Think about
what you know and what is in the text that fit together.)
This could be done with partners, whole group, small group and center activities.
DIFFERENTIATION (for below, on and above level variations):
This activity could be used in centers with :
Stems or No stems
Different levels of books
Begin with right there questions and expand as students are able to formulate questions
ASSESSMENT OF STANDARD: Storytown student generated test questions. Storytown Assessments Individual reading conferences,
DRA testing data.
CORE AND SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES TO BE USED:
Reading text book
Science and Social Studies books
Leveled/Self selected books
Scholastic magazines
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED:
QAR partner reading
activity.docx
QAR Question
Stems.docx
INCORPORATES TECHNOLOGY BY:
Students can type questions on a computer.
AR tests
NOTES:
Names _________________________
_________________________
QAR Partner Reading Activity
Page
number(s)
Question
Answer
Q A R
Question Stems
Right There
In The Book
What did …
Who did …
When did …
Where did …
How many …
What was …
Who are …
What does _____ mean?
On My Own
Have you ever …
Do you know anyone who …
If you could …
If you were going to …
How do you feel about …
In your opinion …
How would you …
What do you know about …
Think and Search
How are _____ different?
How are _____ alike?
What caused …
What happened before_____?
How many times …
What happened to …
What examples …
Explain …
Summarize …
In My Head
Author & Me
Do you agree with …
What does _____ remind you of?
How can you tell …
How do you know …
How can you conclude …
What do you think about …