RAFTS

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= **Seriously, what is a RAFT if it cannot be used to float down the river?** =

==RAFTs is strategy that easily lends itself to differentiation. It challenges students to write or produce a product for an audience (imaginary or real) other than their teacher AND from a perspective (imaginary or real) other than their own.==



===When writing to a RAFTs prompt in a content area, students must access higher level thinking in order to respond. This process will not allow the regurgitated information that other types of assigned writing often do. While most writing assignments ask students to simply report on information they've learned, RAFTs ask students to shift perspective in order to show their knowledge on a topic.. The letters in the word RAFTs stand for:===

**Example**: As a **park ranger, explain** in a **brochure** to **elementary students**, the **history, major landforms, interesting animals, and important highlights of the Grand Canyon.**
===**Higher Level Thinking:** As a park ranger, defend the ban on campfires and water rafting on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon during the drought. Propose an alternative activity for the Boy Scouts of American during their week-long jamboree.===

=Here is a sample RAFTs with a strong verb:=



Strong verb examples: explain, convince, plead, warn, demand, inform, describe, propose, defend, support, illustrate, create, summarize
Attribution: Tough Boris R.A.F.T.S. Writing Prompt- writingfix.com/ wac/RAFT.htm Primary RAFT example- web.me.com/jfbinca/Kirkwood/Presentation_files/Elementary RAFT CARDS.pdf

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