Using RAFTS in the Classroom

No, not a raft in the ocean or pool....but in your classroom. RAFT stands for Role, Audience, Format, Topic and it is a learning activity in which students select (everyones loves a choice!) an assignment tied to the unit of study but with variations on the specific topic and format.

In our World History class, my team teacher Lucilla and I created a RAFT for our Black Death unit. We then reviewed the RAFT with students discussing each option and showed an example of a modern day public service announcement for H1N1.

Overall, the students really liked the assignment. We got some great poems about the Black Death as well PSAs. The cool thing about the RAFT is that it allowed us to assess students in different learning modalities.
Included below is the RAFT assignment and an example of one student's poem. Enjoy!

How could the RAFT work for you?