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Using RAFT with writing assignments. English I Fall 2008. RAFT is an acronym. R A F T. R ole A F T. R ole A udience F T. R ole A udience F ormat T. R ole A udience F ormat T opic. Role of the writer
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Using RAFT with writing assignments English I Fall 2008
RAFT is an acronym. • R • A • F • T
Role • A • F • T
Role • Audience • F • T
Role • Audience • Format • T
Role • Audience • Format • Topic
Role of the writer Who are you as the writer? Abraham Lincoln? A warrior? An auto mechanic? A parent?
Audience To whom are you writing? Is your audience a friend? Your teacher? Readers of a newspaper?
Format What form will the writing take? Is it a letter? A classified ad? A speech? A poem?
Topic What is 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?