Question-Answer Relationship

How do I use it?

• Have students view a chosen video or read a chosen article.

• Provide each student with the Question-Answer Relationship template to use with the video or article. You may want to provide a starter question in each category in the template (see examples in the Ready-to-Use section below).

• Discuss the four categories of questions and what the categories mean. As you do so, look at sample questions in each category as you discuss their characteristics; for example:
  • SEARCH questions are at the literal level; the words used to form and answer the question are typically in the same sentence. Question starters can include “What is…?,” “Name the…,” “List…,” etc.
  • EXPLAIN questions require students to think about information in the entire text or video. Question starters can include “Describe…,” “Compare…,” “Explain…,” “Summarize…,” etc.
  • CONNECT questions require students to connect their prior knowledge with information from the video. Question starters can include:
    • What evidence in the text supports what you think about…?
    • Based on the information, what do you think about…?
    • How does what you have viewed compare to other articles about …?
  • RELATE TO SELF questions are personal questions based on the video, but do not require specific information from the video. Question starters can include:
    • What have you experienced that was similar to this?
    • What can you do about …?
    • What are some …that you have seen yourself?
• Once you are confident that the students understand the four types of questions, have them complete the Question-Answer Relationship BLM.
• Students can exchange their completed questions with a partner, and the partner can answer the questions.

Variations

• Students could develop the questions in pairs or in small groups rather than individually.

Extensions

• Some of the student-generated questions could be used for whole-class quizzes.