RAFT stands for the four important parts of writing: role, audience, format, and topic. It is a writing strategy that will make explain what he or she knows about a topic. Research says that students appreciate choices in their learning and the RAFT strategy focuses on various learning This strategy affects the vocabulary, style, and focus of the writing. RAFT allows students to process information into a writing-to-learn episode. Students are applying math concepts that they learned in a fun way. Here is how you can implement this strategy into your classroom.
Using RAFT
1. Develop a list or brainstorm with students choices for:
• Role of the writer (reporter, observer, eyewitness)
• Audience for the writing (teacher, other students, parent, someone in the community)
• Format to present the writing (letter, article, poem, diary, journal, instructions, advertisement, speech)
• Topic for the writing (application of a procedure, reaction to an event, explanation of a mathematics concept)
2. Each student chooses a role, audience, format, and topic from the generated list. You may assign the same role to all students or let students choose from several different roles.
3. Provide class time for the work. You can conference with students and keep track of their progress on their RAFT choices.
4. Sharing the writing is important. Students can read to the entire class or read to smaller groups, if time is limited.
Using RAFT
1. Develop a list or brainstorm with students choices for:
• Role of the writer (reporter, observer, eyewitness)
• Audience for the writing (teacher, other students, parent, someone in the community)
• Format to present the writing (letter, article, poem, diary, journal, instructions, advertisement, speech)
• Topic for the writing (application of a procedure, reaction to an event, explanation of a mathematics concept)
2. Each student chooses a role, audience, format, and topic from the generated list. You may assign the same role to all students or let students choose from several different roles.
3. Provide class time for the work. You can conference with students and keep track of their progress on their RAFT choices.
4. Sharing the writing is important. Students can read to the entire class or read to smaller groups, if time is limited.
Here is an instructional video that will help teach the RAFT strategy and how you can help ELL students and other students with a learning disability understand the strategy. |
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