Writing with Colors
Signposts
RAFT
VOCAB
VOCAB
100

Topic Sentence or Thesis Statement

What is PINK

100

Why is this memory important?

What is Memory Moment?

100

R

What is ROLE?

100

Displace

What is to push something out or take its usual place 

100

requiring immediate action or attention 

What is urgent

200

Transitions

What is Orange

200

What is the lesson?

What is Words of the Wiser
200

A

What is Audience?

200

wearing away over time, especially by water or wind 

Erosion

200

easily hurt or damaged

What is vulnerable

300

Evidence

What is green

300

What does this make me wonder?

What are Tough Questions?

300

F

What is Format?

300

Impact

What is effect or influence on something

300

What is Miss' favorite food

acai bowls

400

Explanation/Analysis

What is Blue?
400

Why is the character doing that?

What are Contrasts and Contradictions?

400

T

What is TOPIC?

400
  1. a person who lives in a place long-term 

What is a resident?

400

What food never expires?

What is HONEY?

500

Academic Sentence Starters

What is Yellow?

500

How could this change things?

What is AHA Moment?

500

Purpose for RAFT

students can create a clear and focused writing piece that effectively communicates their message to their intended audience.

500

very intense

What is Severe
500

What animal hibernates the longest?

Edible dormouse