Fact, Question, Answer (FQA) is based on the cognitive science of elaboration. The routine challenges students to bring personal meaning to a text through peer discussion.
The routine follows the following structure: One at a time, each student states a fact from the text. The students choose one of the three facts to discuss. The students change the fact into a how or why question. Then each student takes turns answering the question based on their own experience, not using words from the text. The process repeats until the group has completed the routine with three different facts. To conclude the routine, students reflect on the most meaningful connection to each of the facts that was heard in the group.
Have the opportunity to make creative and meaningful connections between the text and their personal experiences. The collaborative context requires listening to and thinking about the responses of others.
Build feedback skills and have time to listen and observe student choice of evidence or quotes selected from a text. The small group structure allows teachers to observe interpersonal skills and build a collaborative classroom culture
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