RAFT W RITING Culinary Arts Angela Boland

PSA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2011 CONTACT: Angela Boland, Smithson Valley High School (555) 321 – 1234 Writing As a Process Across the Curriculum YOU will Fall in Love with Writing! DO YOU DREAD THOSE BORING, LENGTHY ESSAYS AND REPORTS THAT YOUR TEACHERS ASSIGN? I DID TOO! NO MORE COPYING FROM A BOOK AND SPENDING HOURS WRITING A PAPER YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT. GET READY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH WRITING! YES, IT IS POSSIBLE! HOW ABOUT WRITING FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE FOR A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE, PERHAPS AS A FOOD WRITER INTRODUCING A NEW RESTAURANT? IF YOU ARE READY TO TRY OUT A NEW STYLE OF WRITING THAT IS INTERESTING AND FUN PLEASE VISIT AND SEARCH RAFT WRITING OR CALL (555) 321 – ###

W HAT IS RAFT W RITING ? RAFT describes 4 elements of writing Role of the writer Audience for the writing Format the writing will take Topic covered in the writing Allen, J. (2004). Tools for Teaching Content Literacy. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse

P URPOSE OF RAFT W RITING “It provides a method for students to think critically and creatively about content they have studied…” “To make connections to events, people, and places from their reading…” “To infer and predict from the text clues…” “To synthesize all their newly discovered information into an imaginative piece of writing” Allen, J. (2004). Tools for Teaching Content Literacy. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse

R AFT W RITING AS AN A SSESSMENT Text – Star Chefs on the Road: 10 Culinary Masters Share Stories and Recipes, 2004, Food & Wine Biography of famous chefs, stories of their travels, and travel inspired recipes Book contains approximately 4 pages of text, 3-4 pages of photos, 2-4 pages of recipes, and a short expert of travel tips; per featured chef Book is edited by Food & Wine Magazine and text reads as a feature story Easy, interesting read that will facilitate a beginning assessment of current knowledge and interest in culinary arts, creativity, and reading comprehension and writing ability

P RACTICAL A PPLICATION In the classroom I would use multiple texts that present famous chefs in various formats. More options increase students interest Unlikely to have enough copies of a single book This can be remedied by making photo copies Many FCS teachers only have one copy of the main textbook and are forced to photocopy each chapter for their students. More expansive options for RAFT using multiple texts Another option would be to research in advance Web sites that the students could use to read and gather information for their famous chef RAFT

A PPLICATION C HOOSE Y OUR F AVORITE C HEF Rachel Ray Wolfgang Puck Emeril LagasseBobby Flay

B RAINSTORM C HOOSE YOUR RAFT! RoleAudienceFormatTopic

Brainstorming in the Classroom Student Centered & Teacher Guided

B RAINSTORMING : S TAR C HEFS T EXT Role Book Reviewer Newspaper Columnist Magazine Feature Writer Audience Diverse Book Buyers Middleclass Businessman Reader of a Foodie Magazine Format Critical Feature Piece Newspaper Column Magazine Feature Article Topic Summarize and Critique Book Influence of Travel on Chef’s Cuisine Chef ________’s Travels Biographer Travel Writer TV Host – Interview The life of Chef _________ Travel like a Chef! Meet Chef ____________ CIA Studying Chef’s Foodie Traveler Stay-at-home Mom ( Daytime TV ) Report Informative Feature Interview for TV

A SSESSMENT Have students present their RAFTS Students learn more about famous chefs Students are motivated to be creative and do their best Learn about presentation skills and reading confidence Use a Rubric Six Trait Rubric for Writing Adapted from Vicki Spandel, Creating Writers – provided by Dr. Lesley RAFT Rubric Adapted from Office of Literacy - included in this presentation Beyond the grade – learning about your students Assessing their current knowledge, interest, and ability in order to match learning strategies appropriate for each student and/or the class as a whole

R EFLECTION Highly Engaging Activity Encourages Students to “Think Outside the Box” Meaningful Exploration of the Information/Text Exposed to Writing in Various Formats Great Assessment Tool for Teachers

C OMPLETE R EFERENCE L IST Allen, J. (2004). Tools for Teaching Content Literacy. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse. Food & Wine. (2004). Star Chefs on the Road: 10 Culinary Masters Share Stories and Recipes. New York: Assouline. Other text option for Famous Chef RAFT Child, J. (1995). In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs. New York: Random House.