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RAFT
RAFTAssessment Evidence
Give students a fresh way to think about assessment.
RAFTs occupy a middle ground between standard essays and more creative writing.
RAFTS give students• choice• engagement opportunities • a new approach to show what they know
RAFT Role of the WriterWho are you as the writer? Are you Abraham Lincoln? A warrior? A homeless person? An auto mechanic? The endangered snail darter?
Audience: To whom are you writing? Is your audience the American people? A friend? Your teacher? Readers of a newspaper? A local bank?
RAFTFormat: What form will the writing take? Is it a letter? A classified ad? A speech? A poem?
Topic: What's the subject or the point of this piece? Is it to persuade a goddess to spare your life? To plead for a re-test? To call for stricter regulations on logging?
• students take on a particular role • develop a product for a specified
audience• in a particular format and • on a topic that gets at the heart
of what matters most in a particular segment of study.
Fulfilling the Promise of a Differentiated Classroom, 2003, Tomlinson
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In a RAFT,
Role Audience Format TopicHere are a few….WriterArtistCharacterScientistAdventurerInventorJurorJudgeHistorian RebelReporterTherapistJournalist
A few to get you started…SelfPeer groupGovernmentParentsFictional CharactersCommitteesJuryJudgeActivistAnimalsInanimate object
Some samples…JournalBrochureBookletInterviewVideoSong lyricGamePrimary research documentCritiqueBiographical sketchNews article
Some ideas…Issue relevant to text or time period
Topic of personal interest or concern for the specific role or audience
Topic related to an essential question
Lawyer US Supreme Court
Appeal speech Dred Scott decision
Drop of Water Other drops of water
Travel guide Journey through the water cycle