Writing for Different Audiences (RAFT Strategy)
RAFT is a writing strategy that helps students understand their role as a writer, 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. (from site)
This online resource provides the teacher with a complete overview of the RAFT (Role of the writer, Audience, Format, and Topic) strategy to guide students in writing for different audiences. This resource provides not only the definition and background of the strategy, but it also provides a graphic organizer for the students to begin work immediately. Following the description, this online site provides the teacher with student examples for the classroom and also differentiated instructional strategies for second language learners.
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