RAFT De Soto

This RAFT activity is a writing activity for students where they can control the text type and the topic.  It would be appropriate for elementary school students in social studies while studying the explorers. It could be used in addition to the Choice Board.  It would also be useful for ESOL classes or Spanish students ranging from the novice high to intermediate-low proficiency level based on the choices.  It is a performance-based task.

Students will choose one box from each column (Role, Audience, Format and Topic), raftcomplete the task and then reflect on their rationale for each selection.

 

Role Audience Format Topic
Hernando De Soto King Charles Formal letter His trip to Peru
King Charles Isabel de Boabdilla Informal letter Becoming Governor of Cuba
Francisco Pizarro Atahualpa Tweets Seeking funds to further explorations
Isabel de Boabdilla Francisco Pizarro Personal journal Influence on pork industry
Pedro Arias Dávila Twitter followers Speech Discovery of the Mississippi River
The Incas of Cuzco De Soto’s men Resume Fighting off Native American Attacks
De Soto’s parents General public Article The Capture of Atahualpa
Atahualpa Hernando De Soto Travel Blog Looking for gold in the southeastern U.S.
Pedro Arias Dávila Guide Landing in Florida
Isabel de Boabdilla Pillaging
X His death

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Contributed by Melyn Roberson