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R.A.F.T.S WRITING PROMPTS

FALL 2013MINI LESSONLIT CENTER

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RAFT STYLE WRITING PROMPTS• ROLE Point of view taken by writer

• AUDIENCE For whom the writing ismeant

• FORMAT Story, letter, persuasive piece, essay, etc.

• TOPIC Specific focus, topic

• STRONG VERB Powerful word choices

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ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPICSTRONG

VERB CHOICE

Boris vonder

Borch,the

infamouspirate

Members of thepirateship’screw

Aspeech

Argue that the

crew should sharetheir

treasurewith the

stow-away

demand

convince

distribute

persuade

Gary Paulsen’s HATCHET Sample RAFTS Prompt

ROLE AUDIENCE

FORMAT TOPICSTRONG

VERBCHOICE

Brian Robeson, the protagonist inHatchet

Brian’s fatherand mother

Persuasiveletter

Argue that you have matured over the summer and feel that you should be allowed to begin flying lessons

convince

persuade

induce

implore