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A RAFT assignment consists of 4 parts.

ROLE: Who are you?

AUDIENCE: Who is the audience?

FORMAT: What genre of writing? (Letter, Poem, Diary)

TOPIC: What is your reason for writing?

Directions: Select one box from each column. Create a piece of writing based on your choices, using strong evidence from the book to prove that you understand the story and are not copying.

Examples: Brutus could write a letter to a loved one because he's torn over what to do. Marallus could write a speech to the citizens of Rome, telling them that Rome is glorious.

R	A	F	T
Julius Caesar	The Roman Government	Speech	Rome is in trouble!
Brutus	The Conspirators	Letter	Rome is glorious!
Cassius	A loved one	Journal	I am a successful person.
Portia	The citizens of Rome	Poem	I need to talk.
Calpurnia	Caesar	News Article	I’ve had some bad dreams.
Antony	A good friend		I’m torn on what to do.
Marallus	The senators		I would do anything for Caesar.
Flavius	Self		I need to know something.
Decius			Why won’t they/he listen?
			I’m worried.

You will be graded on content, word choice, conventions and your use of time.