RAFT & Capable Writing

RAFT Response:

Role: Bill in Congress
Audience: Congressperson
Format: Lecture
Topic: Why I need to be passed, Strong Verb: Compromise

Some important things we need to discuss today are the importance of myself and reasons for my place in society. The reason I'm addressing this is because I am in no room for compromise, as I am here to make this economy better. As you do know I must be passed and funded before anything that I stand for can come to pass. The new information that I have chosen to present to you deals with what changes need to be made to today economy. I will replace any kind of welfare program that seems to benefit people who simply take advantage of it and replace the welfare program with a help aid/work program. In this program adults will be placed on a two week help study in which funds and any other aid can be provided to them. After the two week period the adult must begin looking for a job or looking into another education option to further their career opportunities. There will be extensive help and advice provided during this time as well by trained officials. After this two week period adults will be making their way into a new career and thus will no longer need the welfare program for extended periods of time. The extra money that is provided will be placed into a different program to benefit and fund schools that are not financially funded as well as others. There is obvious explanation and reasoning for passing me, as I bring nothing but positive into today’s society.


Capable Writer???

I would have to say that I personally do use many of the strategies that capable writers do. For example, I choose to present my material in a matter that will please the reader. If I am simply talking about my own interests which may seem amazing to me and yet dead boring to another person, I will try my best to enhance the reader and get them involved in my writing. Secondly I also value my peer responses to a great magnitude. If I get positive or even negative feedback from other peers who have read my writing, I choose to reread and redraft my paper. After all, having an outsiders perspective on my paper is always a helpful tool to let me know if what I am trying to say is being understood or not. One of the strategies of a capable writer that I find a bit difficult to use is postponing the editing until the end. As we discussed in class it is almost impossible to ignore the red and green squiggly lines that come about when you are typing a paper. Lastly I also find it a tad bit difficult to judge the quality of writing especially if I am judging my own writing. I usually tend to be harder on myself when it comes to thinking about my own paper and writing abilities rather than when it comes to reading some one else’s work. Over all I guess I would say I lean more towards a capable writer but still have a few areas I need to brush up on.