RAFT writing is a creative and structured writing strategy designed to engage students by giving them specific roles, audiences, formats, and topics to write about. Here's a breakdown of each component of RAFT:
- Role: This defines the perspective or character that the student will adopt when writing. The role can be anything from an inanimate object (like "water" or "sun") to a historical figure, a fictional character, or even a concept (like "justice" or "freedom").
- Audience: Specifies who the student is writing to. This could be another character in the story, a specific person or group (like "the moon" or "a scientist"), or a general audience like readers of a magazine or voters in an election.
- Format: Determines the type of writing the student will create. Formats can vary widely and can include:
- Letters (e.g., a love letter, a letter of complaint)
- Brochures or pamphlets
- Persuasive essays or arguments
- Newspaper articles or reports
- Dialogues or interviews
- Poems or songs
- Topic: Specifies the subject or theme/SE that the student will write about. This is related to the curriculum or learning objectives and can range from scientific concepts (like the water cycle or the solar system) to historical events, literary analysis, or social issues.
Student Examples: The first one is about the moon's characteristics - specifically phases. The last two are love letters from Earth to Sun.
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