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Using the RAFT Writing Strategy
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Grades
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Strategy Guide
Using the RAFT Writing Strategy
This strategy guide introduces the RAFT technique and offers practical ideas for using this technique to teach students to experiment with various perspectives in their writing.
The Space Shuttle <em>Challenger</em> exploded in 1986.
Grades
3 - 12
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Historical Figure & Event
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986.

Students interview a parent or another adult about the Challenger and hypothesize about differences. Students can also write about the Columbia disaster in 2003.

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