Critical Thinking: Writing a R.A.F.T.
R-Role of the writer: who are you? (Answers: a student, your grade in school, where you live, etc.)
A-Audience: To whom is this written? (Answer: the head of the European country’s government, name and title)
F-Format: What kind of form will it take? (Answer: a letter)
T-Topic plus a strong verb (Answer: persuade the government official to choose you for a free visit)
Possible RAFT Formats
abstract
cartoon/comic strip
complaint
confession
contest entry
eulogy
farewell
journal
diary
legal brief
memo
news story
obituary
pamphlet
photo essay recommendation
sermon
resume
lecture
telephone
dialogue
travelogue
TV script
undercover report
wanted poster
warning
last will & testament
written debate
yearbook
wedding vows
birth
announcement
dialogue/monologue
eulogy
haiku/sonnet
instruction manual
interview
letter to editor
letter/note
newspaper article
play
poem/epic poem
recipe
short story
song
speech
tribute