1. Readiness Writing RAFT
Students are assigned a set of choices based on preassessed
skill levels in sequencing and writing. G=grade level or
A=advanced level
Within a skill level, students still have some learning style or
interest based choices through format options. Levels
would NOT be seen by the students.
Know: sequence, pace
Understand: Seeing events in a logical order
Do: Place items in order of occurrence;
write with accuracy & completeness

3. Role Audience Format Topic
G Tortoise Hare 6-panel How I Won the
storyboard Race
G You Teacher Bulleted list Things I do in the
morning to get
ready for school
G Sports star Reporter News item Here’s how I got
hurt … and what
I’ll do next
A Cousin You Set of directions Help me learn to
play checkers
A Hermione Harry Potter Conversation or What happened to
make you so
Granger dialogue
suspicious?
A Marble Kid “Marble Raceway” Watch me roll!
model with exhibit
card describing
each tumble or
turning point

4. Possible Ideas for a RAFT
Choose ideas that advance the learning goals.
Characters Public service Key terms Scientists or
from a story job politicians
Historical Musical Diseases Geographic
figures instruments formations
Vocabulary Cartoon Types of Composers or
words characters fabric artists
Instruments Shapes or Authors or Business or
or tools colors inventers industry person
Minerals or Cities, Brand Technical terms
chemical countries or name or
elements continents object

5. Possible RAFT Formats to Differentiate by
Learning Modality
Written Visual Oral Kinesthetic
Diary entry Comic Song Model
Bulleted list Crossword Monologue Cheer
Obituary puzzle Radiocast Mime
Invitation Map Museum Demonstration
Recipe Graphic guide Sales pitch
Movie critic organizer Interview with demos
FAQs Print ad Puppet show Sew, cook,
Editorial Photograph Political build
Fashion
Gossip speech Wax museum
design
column Story teller

6. Differentiating a RAFT by Readiness
(Teacher assigns RAFT or choices of RAFTs based on students’ reading,
writing or performance levels)
•Roles/Audience
– Well-known people or charters to lesser known
– Basic essential items (vocabulary, inventions,
elements, etc.) to more esoteric items
– Easier to understand point-of-view to more
intangible perspective
•Formats (while offering choices to students)
– Shorter to longer (in prep, process or presentation)
– More familiar to more unfamiliar formats
– Single step to multiple steps

7. Differentiating a RAFT by Readiness
(continued)
• Topics
– Easier to interpret to more sophisticated
– Concrete & literal to more abstract
response
– More structured to more open-ended
– Small leap in insight & application to larger
leap

8. ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC
fish fisherman advertisement Fishing is a
waste of time
tire Lug nuts Owner’s Directions are
manual important
Hair color Grey hair Persuasive The cover up
letter
weed flower Flower garden Green is
club article beautiful

9. Analyzing a RAFT Lesson
• What are the learning goals for this lesson
and are they built into every choice?
• How is this RAFT being differentiated?
– Does it appeal to different learning styles?
– Is there a range of difficulty in the:
• Roles?
• Formats?
• Readiness levels?
– Do the roles, formats or topics appeal to a variety
of interests?