RAFT
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A post-learning, formal, writing-to-learn strategy
Visit these websites to further explore the
RAFT strategy and to look at samples of RAFT lesson plans:
Click here
to see a sample RAFT assignment--use this format for your RAFT writing
assignment.
Click here to download the
RAFT assignment template and here
to see the rubric that will be used to assess your RAFT.
Click here for
examples of ideas for RAFT assignments.
Once you have completed the RAFT writing
assignment, it is time to think about how you would assess this formal writing
assignment.
To do this, we will explore the idea of
using a rubric to evaluate the RAFT writing assignments. A rubric is a scoring
guide which makes expectations explicit; rubrics include performance
descriptions and make use of a rating scale.
Click here and here
and here
to learn more about rubrics or to review what you already may know.
Rubistar
is a great website for creating rubrics. Start by clicking on the CREATE
A NEW RUBRIC link and select the format that best fits your RAFT
lesson--look at the options under PRODUCTS and RESEARCH & WRITING to find a
format that best matches your RAFT writing assignment.
You should also
visit the Roobrix
website to consider how to appropriately convert a rubric score into a
percentage and assign a letter grade.
You will be taken to a screen where you can select the categories for your rubric or make your own--you can also edit the performance descriptors or indicators as you wish.