ABSTRACT
A reason to implement daily writing strategies is to lower the risk factor when writing. Big writing assignments are high risk—if done thoroughly, there is time and energy involved that requires an investment on the part of the student and the teacher. Daily writing strategies allow students to dabble in writing in the content. These lower-risk writing opportunities build the pathway for the later, higher-risk writing times. Allowing students to write in response to prompts in the content area is a great way to promote reflection and prompt curiosity about upcoming topics. RAFT was traditionally used to help students think about who they were as the writer (role), who they were writing for (audience), what form the writing would take (format), and what concept they were writing about (topic). The strategies presented in this chapter meet several of the writing standards presented in the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects.
