QAR

= = QAR (Questioning-Answer Relationship)

Your group will watch this video clip on the grand challenges.

When finished you will complete the QAR handed to you. When finished your group will complete this section of the wiki site.
 * You need to include a description of the protocol and
 * How does this protocol support reading, writing, thinking, and talking in every class every day?

Your colleagues will have a chance to see your work and make changes.


 * //QAR is a strategy that can be implemented in a classroom to get students to develop meaningful questions from a text/video/article on their own. There are four types of questions that students can generate in this protocol, basically looking at the text from four different lenses. The four groups of questions are//**
 * 1) **//Right There - questions with answers easily found in the text.//**
 * 2) **//Think and Search - questions that require students to look in various parts of the text to synthesize information in order to make sense of it.//**
 * 3) **//On My Own - questions that require students to combine their prior background knowledge on the topic and can lead to future discovery. (inspired by the text)//**
 * 4) **//Author and You - questions that are connected to the text but the information is not overtly stated. (what would you ask if the author and you had a conversation about the text/video/article?)//**


 * //It seems that using this strategy in an English class could get students to think about the tone of the text, major characters and themes, as well as more in depth connections to student's lives//**


 * //In Science class this can be used to make current events topics relevant, and to take complex textbook readings and make them more accessible.//**


 * //For Social Sciences/Studies classes using QAR could help elicit debate, identify key components to historical speeches/texts, and encourage investigation into world current events and global connections to local issues.//**


 * //In electives like music and art, the QAR could allow for individuals to ask questions about their interpretation of the piece of art and develop conversations around the meaning of art within historical contexts and current global trends.//**


 * //How about math? Reading texts about historical mathematical discoveries like Archimedes' screw or Newton's laws and how those math applications came to be. This could also be connected to today's grand challenges and questions about what role(s) math might play in conquering those challenges.//**


 * //While separated into various subject areas making connections, digesting complex texts, eliciting debate, identifying key components, encouraging investigations, and furthering discussions are applicable in all classes and this protocol can help in scaffolding activities and thoughts in all students.//**