How to Use Rafts in Primary Grades

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Tip 1 - RAFT

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Wally Goettl | permalink

RAFT is a writing strategy that helps students understand their roles as writers, the audience they will address, the varied formats for writing, and the topic they'll be writing about. By using this strategy, teachers encourage students to write creatively, to consider a topic from a different perspective, and to gain practice writing for different audiences.

For further reading: http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/raft ^[1]

Tip 2 - Using the RAFT Writing Strategy - ReadWriteThink

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Frederick Hasemeyer | permalink

This strategy guide introduces the RAFT technique and offers practical ideas for using this technique to teach students to experiment with various perspectives in their writing.
Tags: RAFT, writing, audience, role, format, topic, writing with purpose, perspectives, writing strategy, voice, CRISS, Strategy Guide, Simon, Cathy Allen, Cathy Allen Simon

For further reading: http://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/using-raft-writing-strategy-30625.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - RAFT Writing - Tales from Outside the Classroom

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Scott Fogle | permalink

Have you heard of RAFT Writing? It’s used more regularly in upper grades classrooms. It’s also a common format for writing in content areas. Basically, the Role, Audience, Format, and Topic are laid out for students to do their writing. Examples of its use in content areas could be: ~Write an article as if you …

For further reading: http://www.talesfromoutsidetheclassroom.com/2014/01/raft-writing.html ^[3]