Activity using Q.A.R.

Subject: English

Grade: 8

Age group: 13-14 years

Focus: Using the Q.A.R. reading strategy to understand the text 'Annie John'

1. Students will be divided into 8 groups of 4
2. Each group will be numbered and each group will dip for a number which represents the chapter of the text that they will be using for the activity
3. Two question under each level of the Q.A.R. will be written on the board for the benefit of all students
4. Students are instructed to form two or more questions under each level of the Q.A.R. (based on the chapter of the text assigned to them) and classify them accordingly.
5. Students will be allowed 15 minutes to complete their questions. They are to be written on a blank sheet of paper.
6. Each group will make a 3 minute oral presentation (indicating their questions, types/levels etc.).
7. Errors and mistakes will be noted and corrected immediately.
8. Afterward, papers are folded and put into a paper bag. One student from each group will dip for a sheet. Group members prepare answers to each other's questions for presentations in the next session.
   
   
   
   

   For this activity, the assumption was made that student had already read the text in its entirety.

   Also, the principles of Question Answer Relationships had already been introduced to them. The activity therefore was mainly devised to be used in this instance as an after reading activity. The main purpose therefore, is to train students in the use of questioning techniques, with the aim of ensuring that they can do so independently.