1. RAFT Role, Audience, Format, Topic + Strong Verb

2. Role of writer Who are you? What is your role as a writer? A soldier, an athlete, a movie star? An animal, a lawyer, a cartoonist?

3. Audience To whom is this written? Must be someone other than the teacher Is your audience a TV character, a younger child, an editor? Is it a poet, a politician, a party planner?

4. Format What form will it take? Will it be a letter, a speech, a conversation? Will it be a wanted poster, a warning, an apology? Maybe it will be an interview, a marriage proposal, or a sermon How about a poem, a news story, or a confession?

5. Topic + Strong Verb Incorporate strong verbs to set the tone of your response. Admonish, accuse, welcome, pester Congratulate, pacify, insult, flatter Interpret, justify, urge, attack Define, demand, discourage, deny Scare, inquire, harass, evaluate Condemn, advise, plea, formulate

6. Example R: blood cell A: the human body F: travelogue T + strong verb: Explain the function of the blood cells as they travel through the human body.

7. RAFT for science Hello, human body. I am one of your very own red blood cells. I want to tell you a few things about myself and then talk about how I travel through the highways in your body. I am a cell in your blood. I carry oxygen. I am quite small. If you were to line me up in a row of 150 red blood cells, we would be only one millimeter long…

8. Other Examples Use a travelogue to explain the function of red blood cells in the circulatory system. Persuade a soldier to spare your life although you are the enemy Demand equal pay for equal work even though you don’t have the same education