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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Double Entry Journal for Chapter 3 & 4-Using QAR
Type of QAR
question

Question
1. When was the last time
Huck saw his father?
2. Compare and Contrast
Huck and Tom. In what
aspects are they different?
In what aspects are they the
same?
3. Why does Huck go
directly Judge Thatcher
after he sees in the snow an
imprint of a cross made
from a left boot-heel?

4. What do you think is the

authors purpose in showing
that Jim had the power to
tell fortunes

5. Both in the novel,

Huckleberry Finn and in
Nancy Rawles novel My
Jim, the character of Jim
has a special ability to see
things. Do you believe that
this is a gift that some
people truly have? Have
you had any first hand
encounters with someone
who has this type of gift?

Response

QUESTION-ANSWER RELATIONSHIPS (QARs)

Notes to keep in folder
Question-Answer Relationships is a strategy that focuses on recognizing the
relationship between the type of question and the place where the answer may
be found. The QAR approach uses four types of questions: Right There, Think
and Search, Author and You, and On My Own. Use the example below to help
you understand how each of the above types of questions can be used.

Roses are red

Violets are blue
Sugar in sweet
And so are you
Right There:
The answer, usually
something factual, can be
found clearly stated in the
text.
Think and Search:
The answer can be found in
the text, but it may be found
in different places; the reader
needs to work to find and
synthesize the answer
Author and You:
The answer combines the
readers knowledge with
information found in the text.
This kind of response
requires interpretation and
synthesis skills.

Right There Question:

Right There Answer:

What is red?

Roses are red.

Think and Search Question:

Think and Search Answer:

What are some pleasant things

found in the poem?

Roses, violets, sugar, and you.

Author and You Question:

Author and You Answer:

Why would the poet write about

flowers and sugar in a poem such
as this?

The writer wants to mention

you along with nice things in
order to suggest a
comparison: you are as
sweet as sugar, and as pretty
and fragrant as flowers.

On My Own:
This kind of question is
related to the text but can be
answered without reading the
text.

On My Own Question:

On My Own Answer:

What are some devices you

might use to express your love in
a poem?

I would probably use similes

and metaphors, because love
is abstract and hard to
express without

comparison

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Chapter 1

Write down which category (Right There, Think and Search, Author and
You, and On My Own) the following questions belong to:
1. ____________________ How does the author use satire to expose to the
reader his criticisms of religion?

2. ____________________ What in the text allows the reader to assume

that Huck Finn is considered to be a wild child who lacks what was
considered to be a civilized upbringing?

3. ____________________Who is waiting for Huck outside his bedroom

window?

4. ____________________ Who do you know that could be a modern day

version of Huck Finn? Explain your answer.