R.A.F.T+Prompt

WRITING ON-DEMAND

SITUATION:

Incoming 6th grade students often feel anxious about their new learning environment. One of their concepts is about having to read more complex texts than they are used to in subjects like science and social studies.

TASK:

To help these incoming students feel more at ease, write an article for your school newspaper that targets new students and gives information about specific strategies to understand nonfiction text. Be sure to give specific examples of how you have applied these strategies to different subjects.