Chapter 17 RAFT Assignment

Role Audience Format Topic

European European Series of tweets (5 Encounters with
Trader royalty minimum) natives
European General Thank you note Reasons for trade
Ruler or public Job description Reasons for exploring
nobleperson Potential Diary entry the New World
Indigenous investors in Letter Economy of the New
person your World (food, goods,
Conquistado voyage etc.)
r Indigenous Experience of the
peoples of voyage
the
Americas
(Inca,
Aztec)
Laborer in
the colonies

This writing assignment is meant to help you experience history in a different way,
from a viewpoint other than your own. From the choices above, you will choose
your role, audience, format, and topic (explained below). These are all areas that
have been covered in our European Exploration unit from our in class notes to the
chapter in your textbook. Specific examples of the different types of formats will be
available on Google Classroom, and we will have brainstorm time in class to
develop ideas.

ROLE: The role of the writer (Who are you?)

AUDIENCE: The audience for the writing (To whom are you
writing?)

FORMAT: The format of the writing (What form will your

writing assume?)

TOPIC: Topic to be addressed in the writing (What are you

writing about?)
Be creative, and have fun!
 RAFT Rubric
(Role, Audience, Format, Topic)
1 2 3 4
The The information The information Information &
Accuracy information provided in RAFT provided in RAFT is details in RAFT are
provided in has some small accurate but could always accurate
RAFT is very inaccuracies or use more support and properly reflect
incomplete. omissions. or specific details information, ideas
related to subject and themes related
or time period. to the subject and
time period.
Viewpoint or Viewpoint or RAFT maintains a RAFT maintains
Perspecti ideas are ideas reflect reasonably clear, consistent
ve sketchy and current concerns consistent point of point of view, tone
not drawn rather than the view and includes and ideas are
from time time period. ideas relevant to relevant to role and
period. RAFT RAFT does not role and time time period played.
does not show insight into period played. Ideas and
show insight how characters Characters information always
into how feel. feelings about the tied to role and
character event(s) are audience of time.
feels or acts. evident Characters are
insightfully shown.
RAFT Central topic and RAFT stays largely RAFT stays on topic,
Focus wanders from purpose of RAFT on topic; its ideas consistently
topic; focus can be seen, but are mostly maintains form or
cannot be focus is supported. type; details and
seen or has inconsistent. information are
many side included and
comments. directly support the
purpose.
Class time Class time and Class time used Class time used
Use of used to resources used most effectively to efficiently and
Class disrupt to do work for research the era appropriately to
Time others. Class other classes and create research the era
resources are and/or chat with coherent stories. and create
not or friends. interesting, well
inappropriate written stories,
ly used. extra effort or
involvement beyond
class.
 Writing is Writing wanders Writing is clear Writing is fluent and
Presentat unclear and or is somewhat and direct. Essay interesting. Essay
ion has gaps or repetitious. contains some contains few or no
confusions. Contains several fragments, run-ons fragments or run-on
Marred by sentence errors or other errors; sentences; rare
errors which and mechanical occasional errors or
disrupt mistakes that mechanical mechanical
understandin may interfere mistakes. mistakes result from
g. with clarity of Audience is risk-taking. It
ideas. informed. engages and
informs audience.
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