Definition:
RAFTing is a strategy that integrates reading and writing in a non-traditional way. Students take what they have read and create a new product that illustrates their depth of understanding. The format is incredibly flexible and offers limitless opportunities for creativity. When you are first using a “RAFT” with your students, you will develop the specifics for each element in the acronym:
Role: In developing the final product, what role will the students “take on”? Writer? Character? Artist? Politician? Scientist? Witness? Observer? Spectator? Reporter? Participant?
Audience: Who is the audience for the product? Other students? Parents? Local community? School board? Other characters? Business Owners? Government Agencies?
Format: What is the best product (writing format) that will demonstrate the students’ in-depth understanding of their interactions with the text? A writing task? Art work? Action plan? Project?
Topic: This is the when, who, or what that will be the focus/subject of the final product. Will it take place in the same time period as the reading? Who will be the main focus of the product? What event will constitute the centerpiece of the action?

Overview: Participants will utilize the RAFT strategy to analyze information using reasoning skills to literature, identifying causes and effects, raising questions, reasoning inductively and deductively, while developing an organized, coherent paragraph. (Grade 10 -GLE 15 and 16)