4.+RAFT+-+Assessment+and+Evaluation

__**Key Elements in Evaluating a RAFT Assignment**__
//(Consider when creating rubrics)//


 * Perspective** – Once the student has decided their persona as the author/narrator, consistency must be maintained to create a convincing role. The ideas, views, and tone should reflect the persona in context with the setting and audience.


 * Consistency/Focus** – All necessary details and information are provided and contribute to the overall topic/purpose of the text. Furthermore, The student must stay true to the format assigned.


 * Accuracy/Appropriateness** – Considering the time frame, topic, audience and perspective, the student must use information that is fitting for the situation. These pieces of information must reinforce the authenticity of the work.


 * Presentation/Mechanics** – The text requires fluent, organized, grammatically correct writing with appropriate transitions. The text must also inform while keeping the interest of the audience.


 * Benchmark** – Once the students have a grasp of RAFT assignments, assessment of their progress may begin by comparing their current work to their previous assignments. It is essential to set goals for the students that are both challenging and attainable.

(For examples of these elements in practice, see [|web.rbe.sk.ca], [|cuip.net], or [|tides.sfasu.edu])

__**Ideas for formal assessment**__

 * Have the students complete a RAFT outline or web before beginning a project. The outline must be submitted with the final product, illustrating the thought process of the student.


 * To practice identification of such ideas as writers voice, audience, form and topic, one may take a backwards approach to a RAFT Project. Instead of creating, analyze a text and determine what the four elements of raft in relation with the text. By analyzing various texts in this way, students may better understand how to create and compile their ideas into a comprehensible piece.


 * Create journals before and after completing a RAFT project. In this way, “Assessment as learning” occurs. Students are able to reflect on their evolving appreciation of a work, before and after they consider the elements of RAFT. This will further promote awareness in the students as active readers/writers.