Sunday, March 1, 2009

RAFT Writing

Role:Bill in Congress
Audience: Congressperson
Format: Lecture
Topic: Why I need to be passed Strong Verb: Compromise
Some important things we need to discuss today are the importance of me. The reason I'm addressing this is because I am in no room for compromise, because I am here to make this economy better. I am what makes the world go around and without others like me the world wouldn't be where it is today. I am designed to help America and to make us better. I want there to be more school holidays, and I will not compromise at all. I believe there should be more holidays because people in America work really hard and need a break. Having me passed will create a lot of happier people, make time for family and defiantly will boost our economy, because people will want to go back to work. Pass me please I promise I won't compromise anything and guarantee complete satisfaction.
For the writing strategies, i believe that i unconsciously do some of them without even knowing such as playing with language. I think I just put that in the paper because it sounds good, I never knew it was called playing with language. Before I write a paper I try to find out as much as I know about what I am writing about so that I will have enough information to write it easily. I do an outline(short) just so that I can have something to follow just in case I get off topic. I try and make everything come together. I don't think I revise meaning, but if that means using the thesaurus to figure out other words to use, I defiantly do that. When I write a paper I do visualize how it will come out, but I also visualize how the reader is going to respond. I do summarize, and make connections and evaluate. I have just finished writing a paper for one of my other classes and I found myself using most of these writing strategies.

3 comments:

  1. Your RAFT is really good, you have great ideas and ways of putting things into perspective. The organization is great and i really enjoyed reading it.

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  2. I agree that most people do use the steps unconsciously. I think because we have all been writing so long that most steps are ingrained in our memory!

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  3. I enjoyed your RAFT writing. If only it were reality to be able to influence peoples of government with our words...as for your perspective on the writing strategies, I believe we are not in the minority when we agree with you that everyone probably do the same thing. Just like breathing, we do it without realizing we do it. ;o)

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