Writing to Prompts in the Trait-Based Classroom :Content Areas Prompts That Provide All the Elements Students Need to Start Writing A Role, Audience, Format, Topic, and Strong Verb (R.A.F.T.S.

Looking for ways to build students' writing proficiency, content knowledge, and test-taking skills? Try R.A.F.T.S.-prompts that provide the basic ingredients to start writing: a role, audience, format, topic, and strong verbs. They make expectations clear so students can apply writing traits with confidence and creativity. The Content Area edition contains 45 R.A.F.T.S., organized by science, math, social studies, and other subjects, with guidelines for using them and reproducible versions. For use with Grades 3 & Up.Culham, Ruth is the author of 'Writing to Prompts in the Trait-Based Classroom :Content Areas Prompts That Provide All the Elements Students Need to Start Writing A Role, Audience, Format, Topic, and Strong Verb (R.A.F.T.S.', published 2004 under ISBN 9780439556859 and ISBN 0439556856.