RAFT Task Card: English

Objective:
You will classify and create different types of poems.
Student Role:
Individual Poets
Audience:
Your parents and families
Format:
Personal Poems
Topic:
You are creating a poems based off of experiences and own judgment.
Directions:
1. Pick out many different types of poems
2. Read each poem and discuss the type it is.
3. Write individual poems based off the type being taught
4. Practice reading your script aloud until you feel you can read it fluently and with
expression.
5. Edit poems with other classmates
6. Take poems home and reread to parents and family.
Assessment:
Prepare personal poems that catch an interest based off of poems that were read as a class.
You will receive full credit as long as the poem is formatted correctly and is done based off of
your own work.

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RAFT Task Card: English

Objective:
You will illustrate pictures based off of the poems you wrote.
Student Role:
Illustrators
Audience:
Your classmates
Format:
A formative drawing book
Topic:
You asked about famous poems now put a book together of your famous work
Directions:
1. Read personal poems to other classmates
2. Illustrate drawings based off of poems
3. Put together a drawing book with poems and drawings
4. Come together as a class and put together one book
5. Keep book around the classroom for reference and visitors
Assessment:
Use your imagination by creating illustrations representing the meaning behind the poems you
created.
You will receive 20 additional points for doing the drawings.

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RAFT Task Card: English

Objective:
You will put personal work as well as famous poets work together and create a compare and
contrast pamphlet.
Student Role:
Famous poets
Audience:
Yourself
Format:
A compare and contrast pamphlet
Topic:
After being informed and asked about famous poems, put a compare and contrast pamphlet
together of your famous work and actual famous poetry.
Directions:
1. Read poetry that famous poets wrote
2. Read poems that you created
3. Put together a compare and contrast pamphlet demonstrating both sides of work
4. Share with friends your finished product
5. Ask for positive feedback
Assessment:
Use critical thinking by comparing and contrasting famous poems with personal work.
You will receive full credit pamphlet if the finished product is put together by being organized
and creative.

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