‘You can’t really understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes’. What do you think this means? Is it true? Why/why not? Write about an example when you could have understood someone better if you ‘walked in their shoes’.
RAFT Writing- Byzantine Empire Role of author Audience (who is it to?) Format Topic Justinian his people speech importance of Christianity Theodora her husband, Justinian formal letter plead to fight the rebels construction worker who worked on building Hagia Sophia project manager memo hardships encountering soldier himself journal entry account of a typical day battling for conquest
Format Ideas letter resume web page speech obituary or eulogy public service announcement journal entry protest sign & chant post-it note poem news article bumper sticker song how-to manual/instructions a dialogue newspaper ad interview email sermon a will invitation advice column telegram commercial travel guide job description Propaganda wanted poster ransom note poster love letter letter to the editor text or tweet memo Court documents recipe
RAFT Writing – Roman Empire Role of author Audience (who is it to?) Format Topic wealthy 13 year old girl head school master formal letter persuade him to allow her to continue her formal education at a school with boys criminal judge speech plead for leniency gladiator self journal entry recording experience of his 1st time in the arena freedman slaves poem encouragement on how they can earn their freedom