When reading chapter 13 of Curriculum 21, I got stuck on the part about metacognition and habits of the mind. I found this part facinating. So much so that I was looking it up on the internet and found a great teaching tool called a RAFT. I have been looking to boost my writing curriculum with some free writes to get students interested about writing. A raft seems like a fun activity that encourages different habits of the mind.
A RAFT is when a student is able to choose a Role (basically what perspective they want to write in) to a chosen Audience (who might the piece be read by or seen by) in a Format of your choice (letter, essay, commercial, etc.) , and then students choose a topic to write about. This week I made 6 RAFT assignments that fit the curriculum of my fifth grade class for next year. I am excited to use them as a connection between disciplines, and as metacognative activities.
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