Using R.A.F.T.S.

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Using R.A.F.T.S.

• Students practice the modes of writing using the
  R.A.F.T.S technique
• Role, Audience, Format, Topic, Strong Verb

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• RRole
• Can be as varied as your imagination
• AAudience
• Assign a specific audience and empower students
  to communicate their ideas to someone other than
  the teacher.

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• FFormat
• Assign a specific format to help students
  learn about the many organizational structures
  for their writing.
• TTopic
• The topic helps students focus on the details
  of their writing so that their ideas develop as
  clearly as possible.

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• S Strong Verb
• A strong verb such as persuade, analyze, create,
  predict, or compare, helps students see the
  purpose of the writing and from there, determine
  the appropriate ideas, organization, voice, word
  choice, sentence fluency, and conventions for
  their writing.

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Narrative idea

• Role-endangered flying squirrel
• Audience-Construction company president
• Format-Narrative Letter
• Topic-The story of your family and its life in
  the forest
• Strong Verb-Relate

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Expository Idea

• Role-Journalist
• Audience-Readers of an animal magazine
• Format-Expository research notes
• Topic-Why they are an important species to have
  in the world.
• Strong Verb-Detail

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Lower elementary

• Role-Hamster
• Audience-boy or girl looking for a pet
• Format-Persuasive letter
• Topic-Convince the child to buy them
• Strong verb-purchase