1. The Giver – R.A.F.T. Writing IEI
What is it?
R—Role of the writer (Who or what are you?)
A—Audience for the writer (To whom or what are you writing?)
F—Format of the writing (What form does the writing assume?)
T—Topic (What are you writing about?)

2. R.A.F.T. -WRITING & READING STRATEGY
The Giver – R.A.F.T. Writing IEI
R.A.F.T. -WRITING & READING STRATEGY
A writing and reading strategy.
 Helps the reader to analyze text.
 By brainstorming various roles (author, audience)
By looking at the format (letter, brochure, essay, non-fiction).
Including textual elements.
By looking at the topic.
Helps the writer to gain focus prior to creating new text.

3. R.A.F.T. -WRITING & READING STRATEGY
The Giver – R.A.F.T. Writing IEI
R.A.F.T. -WRITING & READING STRATEGY
A reading and writing strategy.
 Helps the reader to analyze text.
 By brainstorming various roles (author, audience)
By looking at the format (letter, brochure, essay, non-fiction).
Including textual elements.
By looking at the topic.
Helps the writer to gain focus prior to creating new text.

4. The Giver – R.A.F.T. Writing IEI
Choose one of the following RAFT assignments and pretend you are a character in The Giver. You will have to think like that character, based on what you’ve read. Write an argument to persuade your audience about your topic. Your argument should include a thesis, at least three reasons, a counterargument and rebuttal, and concrete details from the novel. Remember to write in the first person.
Outline , Graphic Organizer Evidence of Pre-planning
Rough Draft
Peer Review
Revision Plan
Edited Draft
Final Draft:
Times New Roman 12 pt. OR neatly handwritten
Double space
Include page citations for references from the novel
MLA style

5. Pre-writing Graphic Organizer G.O. (samples)

6. Peer Editing Resources
The main purpose for using peer editing or small-group editing is
feedback… helpful feedback.
There are three steps to good peer editing:
Compliment the author
Make specific suggestions
Mark corrections on the writing piece

7. Middle School Students Speech
ROLE
AUDIENCE
FORMAT
TOPIC
Jonas
Middle School Students
Speech
Explain what utopia is and describe in what ways your life is like a utopia. Be descriptive and use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
American Pen Pal
Letter
Explain in great detail what your community is like (i.e. how does one receive a job, how does one receive a child, etc.) Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
The Elders
Explain why you believe the Ceremony of Twelve’s should not exist. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
Father
Convince your father to stop “releasing” babies and to allow Gabriel to live freely in the community. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
Elders
Convince the Elders that their plans for society, and their way of life, are wrong. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
The Giver
Convince the Giver to return everyone’s memory of the past, including their memories of color and emotion. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
Convince Jonas that your job of “releasing” Gabriel and other “unfit” people is necessary and beneficial and that Jonas should remain at home and take care of his responsibilities to society. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
The entire community
Letter for the Newspaper
Convince the community to capture Jonas and stop him from carrying out his plot to destroy their society. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
Convince Jonas to go ahead with his plan to save Jonas and escape to Elsewhere. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.
Rosemary
Jonas (The next Giver)
Diary Entry
Convince the next apprentice to the Giver to fight against this society, and help to change it. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.