How to appropriately answer even the toughest questions appropriately. Mrs. Pollard English 9.

Many students try to answer questions using ONLY information from the text. Other students try to answer questions using ONLY their background knowledge.

Q.Question A.Answer R. Relationships

Question-Answer Relationships Right There – Text explicit Think & Search – Text implicit Author & Me – Text implicit/experienced based On My Own – experienced based

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.

 “Right There” The answer is in one sentence of the text. The question and answer usually have the same wording. There is usually only one right answer to Right There questions Who is… Where is… How many… What is… When did… Created by Tunisia Johnson

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 does the speaker love to do? The speaker loves to do their 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.

 “Think and Search” The answer is found in several parts of the text. The question and answer have different wordings. Answers are usually short answers  For what reason…?  How did…?  Why was…?  What caused…?  Summarize…  Compare/contrast … Created by Tunisia Johnson

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 does the speaker feel when they do what the teacher says they should? When the speaker does what the teacher says they should he/she feels so good.

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

 “Author and Me” The answer to the question comes from both clues in the text and student prior knowledge. Students must synthesize the text to fully understand the question.  Would you…?  Which character…?  Did you agree…?  What did you think of…? Created by Tunisia Johnson

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 Where are they taking the speaker? They are taking the speaker to the Mental Hospital. 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.

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

 “On My Own” The answers come entirely from the students’ prior knowledge. These questions require inferential and evaluative thinking. Answers to not require information from the text, but do require that students make some type of judgment about or relate to the topic.  Do you know…?  Have you ever…?  Would you ever…? Created by Tunisia Johnson

I Love to Do My Homework Why is homework an important part of school? 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.

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? Homework is important because it helps you learn new concepts and it gives the teacher an idea of how well you understand the concept.

 Read the paragraph on the next slide silently to yourself.  Be prepared to share, an appropriate answer to the question ( complete sentence), and the QAR type.  I will randomly call on students to respond.

Jerry picked up his bat, ball, and his glove. He went to the playing field. Some boys were already hitting and catching fly balls. 1.What did Jerry pick up? 2.Where did Jerry go? 3.What game is Jerry going to play? 4.What is your favorite game?

 Kiesha got up on the wrong foot this morning! When her alarm clock rang, missing the snooze button, she accidentally turned it off. She rolled over and went back to sleep. She finally woke up with the sound of her mother yelling to her at the door of her bedroom, "Get up! It's late!" What a way to start her week! Kiesha missed the bus, forgot about breakfast, and her mother rushed her to school. When she finally got to school, Kiesha realized she had forgotten her lunch money and book bag with her homework inside! She borrowed money from Lindsey, and had to redo her homework during recess. To top her day off, in gym class, Kiesha was hit on her head with a basketball. Apparently, she didn't see Erica making the pass to her. It almost knocked her out! To make matters worse, her "crush" was sitting on the sidelines watching the whole thing! The day finally ended, and Keisha boarded the bus to go home. It turned out to be the worst day from beginning to end! "One down, four to go," she thought as the bus slowly left DSA.....

 Finish QAR worksheet  Get you syllabus signed  Read and study your syllabus  Get your supplies ( spiral, composition, pens)  Complete survey