You’ll be using RAFT (Role/Audience/Form/Topic) to develop an argument that supports, refutes, or qualifies the notion that Abraham Lincoln is the Great Emancipator. You will need to think about your role as a speaker and consider the rhetorical situation when developing and defending your argument. It is also important to consider the liberties and constraints offered to you through the form you select. You will be synthesizing multiple sources as support for your evidence. By using this strategy, you’re encouraged to write creatively, to consider a text from multiple perspectives, and to practice writing for different audiences.
Pick one role, audience, and format to develop and defend an argument based on the topic.
Choose one of each from the columns. You do not have to choose across one row.
You may include information not in the assigned texts, but you must include evidence from at least three assigned texts and references.
Attribute (cite) all direct and indirect references. At least three in-text citations required.
Include a formal Works Cited page.
Format your final draft using MLA formatting guidelines.
Include at least three labeled rhetorical strategies. These are your own rhetorical strategies, not an analysis of another's strategies.
No matter what format you select as your final product, your answer to the prompt must be central to your work. Your argument should be clear and easily identifiable - even if it is done with multitudes of creativity.
Also, all work must include at least three in-text citations from three different sources and a formal Works Cited page.
You must turn in a written portion of your work no matter what format you select.