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Sample Room Layout for Carousel Brainstorming Question Station #1 Question Station #6 Question Station #2 Question Station #5 Question Station #3 Question Station #4 from Instructional Strategies for Engaging Learners Guilford County Schools TF, 2002 http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/act/strategies/carousel_brainstorming.htm 12
Use RAFT to Create Content-Specific Prompts The RAFT strategy helps students create writing prompts or topics that relate directly to the curriculum they are studying. Using this format, teachers or students can create meaningful prompts that students enjoy, while their writing assists the teacher to assess mastery of material. RAFT R = Role (Whose perspective are they writing from? Are they a student? A character?) A = Audience (Who are they writing to?) F = Format (Is it an essay? A letter? A brochure?) T = Topic (What are they writing about?) After they have identified the four elements of RAFT, have them write it out in sentence form. This way, it looks more like the prompts (or writing topics) that they are familiar with. I am a (Role) writing a (Format) to (Audience) about (Topic). My purpose for writing is to (Expand on topic using a strong verb). Day Two: Customizing and Personalizing Rationale: We customize and upgrade everything from our homes, our cars, our coffee, to our cellphones, and laptops. We should customize and personalize our writing. Let your unique voice shine through your writing! Think about the FCAT Assessor audience. They read essays from thousands of Florida students who are limited to two prompts. How can a student customize his/her writing so it appears original, yet stays on topic? Description: Brainstorm strategies for addressing vague prompts. For example, in 2009 the expository prompt directed the student to think about and explain why he, she, or someone else saves something. There are many ways to approach “saving” something (save money, save lives, save the planet, save your soul, save time, etc…). This activity will help students find the right combination of elaborated detail and vivid language to unlock success on the FCAT Writing Assessment. Complete the But the Prompt is so BORING activity. 13
Page 1 and 2: Thirty Days to FCAT Writing Success
Page 3 and 4: Day Three, Four and Five: Conclusio
Page 5 and 6: Week Six, Day Two and Three: ......
Page 7 and 8: Week One: Sunshine State Standards
Page 9 and 10: Conventions The student produces fi
Page 11: The RAFT Strategy: with Carousel Br
Page 15 and 16: Day Three, Four and Five: Writing R
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Page 19 and 20: 2. Teach (Model). Select a piece of
Page 21 and 22: SOAPS Organizer, With Explanations
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Page 39 and 40: Leave the Last Cookie Emily- Austin
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Week Four, Day Five: Gallery Walk A
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Article C: The Farside Comes to Lif
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Tree Map Two: Categorizing by Audie
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Through Different Eyes Directions:
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One Syllable Words Big words can ma
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Conventions The student produces fi
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5. During the last 10 minutes I wil
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Week Six, Day Four and Five: Fine-t
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The Optimist, by Chris Scarborough.
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