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Post Reading Strategy
R.A.F.T                                           

R -  role of the writer (who are you?)

A -  audience for the writer (to whom are you writing?)

F -  format of the writing (what form will your writing assume?)

T -  topic to be addressed in the writing (what are you writing about?) 

Steps:

        1.  Explain that all writers must consider four components of every written assignment:  role, audience, format, and topic.

2.    Brainstorm ideas about a topic.  Select several topics from those presented.

3.    Write “RAFT” on the board and list possible roles, audiences, formats, and strong action verbs that are appropriate for each topic.

4.    Have students write one of the generated topics.

Example:  R = blood cell

                  A = human body

                  F = travelogue 

                  T = explain the function of blood cells as they travel through the human body.

(Santa, 1988)

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