Persuasive Essay RAFTS RAFTS is a writing strategy All effective writing has these 5 key components Role of the author voice and pov are clear Audience is clear affects choice of style and content ID: 498106
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Strategy to use when writing a Persuasive Essay
RAFTSSlide2
RAFTS is a writing strategy
All effective writing has these 5 key components
:
Role
of the author – voice and
p.o.v
. are clear.
Audience
is clear – affects choice of style and content.
Format
is appropriate for the audience and topic – affects writing conventions (what language choices, etc. are ok).
Topic
is clear – what main ideas that are focused on.
Strong verb
is used to summarize the author’s purpose for writing the essay.Slide3
What is a Persuasive essay?Discusses a topic of interest
Makes an argument about that topic
Attempts to convince the audience to adopt the writer’s position on that topicSlide4
Example of RAFTS at work
Consider this prompt – What kind of writing would it produce?
Role:
You are a columnist for a Canadian magazine.
Audience:
Its reader can be expected to have a high school education, to have a deep interest in the topic of the essay you are reviewing, and to be familiar with the language you are using.
Format:
The format of your column is a
persuasive essay
Topic:
Your topic is the value of
an essay you
read on
the value of the music industry.
Strong verb:
Your purpose is to convince your readers of the strengths and weaknesses of this essay and of the value of reading it. You would pick a verb that would achieve this purpose.Slide5
Let’s Do RAFTS For Your
Persuasive
Essays…
Role:
Audience:
Format:
Topic:
Strong Verb:Slide6
Your TaskYou have
25 minutes
to:
Read
Essay A: The Attack on the World Trade Centre
Complete the handout for Essay A on your own.
We will exchange papers with a neighbor and go over the answers as a class.