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RAFT Writing. Culinary Arts. Angela Boland. PSA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2011 CONTACT: Angela Boland , Smithson Valley High School (555) 321 – 1234 angela.boland@ttu.edu Writing As a Process Across the Curriculum YOU will Fall in Love with Writing! - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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RAFT WRITINGCulinary ArtsAngela Boland
PSA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 17, 2011
CONTACT: Angela Boland, Smithson Valley High School (555) 321 – 1234 angela.boland@ttu.edu
Writing As a Process Across the Curriculum
YOU will Fall in Love with Writing!
DO YOU DREAD THOSE BORING, LENGTHY ESSAYS AND REPORTS THAT YOUR TEACHERS ASSIGN? I DID TOO! NO MORE COPYING FROM A BOOK AND SPENDING HOURS WRITING A PAPER YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT. GET READY TO FALL IN LOVE WITH WRITING! YES, IT IS POSSIBLE! HOW ABOUT WRITING FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE FOR A SPECIFIC AUDIENCE, PERHAPS AS A FOOD WRITER INTRODUCING A NEW RESTAURANT? IF YOU ARE READY TO TRY OUT A NEW STYLE OF WRITING THAT IS INTERESTING AND FUN PLEASE VISIT WWW.READWRITETHINK.ORG AND SEARCH RAFT WRITING OR CALL (555) 321 – 1234.
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WHAT IS RAFT WRITING?
RAFT describes 4 elements of writingRole of the writerAudience for the writingFormat the writing will takeTopic covered in the writing
Allen, J. (2004). Tools for Teaching Content Literacy. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse
PURPOSE OF RAFT WRITING “It provides a method for students to
think critically and creatively about content they have studied…”
“To make connections to events, people, and places from their reading…”
“To infer and predict from the text clues…”
“To synthesize all their newly discovered information into an imaginative piece of writing” Allen, J. (2004). Tools for Teaching Content Literacy. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse
RAFT WRITING AS AN ASSESSMENT Text – Star Chefs on the Road: 10 Culinary
Masters Share Stories and Recipes, 2004, Food & Wine Biography of famous chefs, stories of their travels,
and travel inspired recipes Book contains approximately 4 pages of text, 3-4
pages of photos, 2-4 pages of recipes, and a short expert of travel tips; per featured chef
Book is edited by Food & Wine Magazine and text reads as a feature story
Easy, interesting read that will facilitate a beginning assessment of current knowledge and interest in culinary arts, creativity, and reading comprehension and writing ability
PRACTICAL APPLICATION In the classroom I would use multiple texts
that present famous chefs in various formats.
More options increase students interest Unlikely to have enough copies of a single book
This can be remedied by making photo copies Many FCS teachers only have one copy of the main
textbook and are forced to photocopy each chapter for their students.
More expansive options for RAFT using multiple texts Another option would be to research in advance
Web sites that the students could use to read and gather information for their famous chef RAFT
APPLICATIONCHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE CHEF
Rachel Ray
Wolfgang Puck
Emeril LagasseBobby Flay
BRAINSTORMCHOOSE YOUR RAFT!
Role
Audience
Format
Topic
Brainstorming in the ClassroomStudent Centered & Teacher Guided
BRAINSTORMING: STAR CHEFS TEXT
Role •Book Reviewer•Newspaper Columnist•Magazine Feature Writer
Audience
•Diverse Book Buyers•Middleclass Businessman•Reader of a Foodie Magazine
Format •Critical Feature Piece•Newspaper Column•Magazine Feature Article
Topic •Summarize and Critique Book•Influence of Travel on Chef’s Cuisine•Chef ________’s Travels
• Biographer• Travel Writer• TV Host – Interview
• The life of Chef _________• Travel like a Chef!• Meet Chef ____________
• CIA Studying Chef’s• Foodie Traveler• Stay-at-home Mom (Daytime TV)
• Report• Informative Feature• Interview for TV
ASSESSMENT Have students present their RAFTS
Students learn more about famous chefs Students are motivated to be creative and do
their best Learn about presentation skills and reading
confidence Use a Rubric
Six Trait Rubric for Writing Adapted from Vicki Spandel, Creating Writers – provided by Dr. Lesley
RAFT Rubric Adapted from Office of Literacy - included in this presentation
Beyond the grade – learning about your students Assessing their current knowledge, interest, and
ability in order to match learning strategies appropriate for each student and/or the class as a whole
REFLECTION Highly Engaging Activity Encourages Students to “Think Outside
the Box” Meaningful Exploration of the
Information/Text Exposed to Writing in Various Formats Great Assessment Tool for Teachers
COMPLETE REFERENCE LIST Allen, J. (2004). Tools for Teaching Content
Literacy. Portland, Maine: Stenhouse. Food & Wine. (2004). Star Chefs on the
Road: 10 Culinary Masters Share Stories and Recipes. New York: Assouline.
Other text option for Famous Chef RAFT Child, J. (1995). In Julia’s Kitchen with Master
Chefs. New York: Random House.
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