darkness.jpgHere you will follow the lesson plan set out and complete the assignments under guided and individual practice. Make sure to complete the entire QAR (all four questions).
Objective:
Students will be able to answer in depth questions related to the text with 80% accuracy.
English Language Arts Standards: Writing Applications: Grades 11-12: Creative
LA.1112.4.1.1: The student will write in a variety of expressive and reflective forms that uses a range of appropriate strategies and specific narrative techniques, employs literary devices, and sensory
Model:
Below is the definition for how the QAR works. The definitions will help you answer the questions in your practice sections.
QAR stands for Question-Answer-Relationship.
There are four types of questions examined in the QAR:
  • Right There Questions: Literal questions whose answers can be found in the text. Often the words used in the question are the same words found in the text.
  • Think and Search Questions: Answers are gathered from several parts of the text and put together to make meaning.
  • Author and You: These questions are based on information provided in the text but the student is required to relate it to their own experience. Although the answer does not lie directly in the text, the student must have read it in order to answer the question.
  • On My Own: These questions do not require the student to have read the passage but he/she must use their background or prior knowledge to answer the question.
Information taken from <http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/question_answer_relationship/>
Let's do one together:
What piece of jewelry protects Harker from Dracula? (right there)
The answer is the crucifix, which is directly quoted in the text in chapter two.
Guided Practice:
After reading chapter 3, answer these questions in pairs.
  1. What was in the bag given to the three vampires by Dracula to fend them off? (Right There)
  2. What clues does Jonathan Harker work off of to figure out that Dracula is not human? (Think and Search)
Independent Practice:
By yourself, answer these questions:
  1. Relate the feeling of isolation that Harker has felt to something you have seen in your life. (Author and You)
  2. How would you respond to being locked in a castle with vampires? (On My Own)
Assessment:
Answer each of the questions above in full detail and with at least 2 examples for each.