Designing+writing+assignments

===//The tricky part of designing writing assignments is that you need to think hard about the entire process including the writing assignment, the criteria for success on the writing assignment, the mini-lessons, the mentor text, and the assessment tool.//===

=Designing Writing Tasks:=

RAFT/RAFTS:

 * [|Social Studies RAFT Writing Prompt]
 * [|RAFT from Adolescent Literacy]
 * [|Read Write Think: Template]

SAMPLES OF RAFTS
 * = ==Role== ||= ==Audience== ||= ==Format== ||= ==Topic== ||= ==Strong Verb== ||
 * = A soldier on the field ||= Family at home ||= Letter ||= Life in the trenches during World War I ||= Inform ||
 * A concerned citizen || The community || Commentary (op-ed) || Street children || Persuade ||