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R.A.F.T. WRITING READING STRATEGY
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What is it?

• 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.

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What is it?
RRole of the writer (Who or what are you?)
AAudience for the writer (To whom or what are
you writing?)
FFormat of the writing (What form does the
writing assume?)
TTopic (What are you writing about?)
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Task Weather article 1
ROLE
AUDIENCE
FORMAT
TOPIC
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Task
ROLE
AUDIENCE
FORMAT
TOPIC
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Task Weather article 2
ROLE
AUDIENCE
FORMAT
TOPIC
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Pg 158-159

• Pre reading questions
• Read Can it Really Rain Frogs?
• During reading and after reading questions on pg.
  158.
• Pg. 160, brainstorm then write myth (brief) about
  the Strange Weather story on your table.

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Task
ROLE
Automobile Sales-Person
AUDIENCE
A 17 Year-Old Male
FORMAT
Sales Pitch
TOPIC
A 2007 Honda CRX
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THE END!
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Task 2.2
ROLE
Automobile Sales-Person
AUDIENCE
A Retired Bank Manager
FORMAT
Sales Pitch
TOPIC
A 2007 Honda CRX
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Task 3.1
ROLE
Travel Agent
AUDIENCE
A CU College Student
FORMAT
Vacation Brochure
TOPIC
Exotic Ensenada
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Task 3.2
ROLE
Travel Agent
AUDIENCE
An SDSU Anthropology Professor
FORMAT
Vacation Brochure
TOPIC
Exotic Ensenada