RAFT• RAFT is a useful way to remember

how to answer a question completely.

• A RAFT response will help the person reading your work understand your answer!

RAFTWhat does it stand for?

Restate the Question

Answer the Question

For example… Use examples from text

Tie it all together with conclusion

When will a RAFT response help me?

• During Reading Response journal entries

• Short answer responses in Science or Social Studies

• PSSA open ended responses

Let’s Practice!• Question:

– What is the difference between a renewable and a nonrenewable resource?

***THINK***

R = Restate the question

A = Answer the question

F = For example…use examples

T = Tie it together with a conclusion

R = Restate the question

The difference between a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource is…

A = Answer the question

The difference between a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource is that a renewable resource can be made again by humans or created in nature. A nonrenewable resource is something that cannot be made again by humans or nature. Once it is gone, it’s gone for good!

F = For example…

The difference between a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource is that a renewable resource can be made again by humans or created in nature. A nonrenewable resource is something that cannot be made again by humans or nature. Once it is gone, it’s gone for good! For example, some renewable resources are trees, paper, and textiles. A nonrenewable resource is oil.

T-Tie it together with a conclusion

The difference between a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource is that a renewable resource can be made again by humans or created in nature. A nonrenewable resource is something that cannot be made again by humans or nature. Once it is gone, it’s gone for good! For example, some renewable resources are trees, paper, and textiles. A nonrenewable resource is oil. These are the ways that a renewable resource is different from a nonrenewable resource.