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Lesson Title and Duration Writing Rafts in Regards to Elf and Tarzan
Day Eight of Personal Memoir Unit
50 Minutes, 1 Class Period
Learner Outcomes / I can
Objectives (Write on the board so Analyze personal adaptation displayed within the
students and visitors are aware of movies Elf and Tarzan
student learning outcome) Write a RAFT based upon the main characters of the
movies
RAFT TEMPLATE
R: Role
Either-- Buddy the Elf or Tarzan
A: Audience
Your Diary
F: Format
Diary Entry
T: Topic
Personal Adaptation
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Name: ________________ Date: _____________ Period: _________
Assignment:
Please get into your writing circles. In your groups, discuss how both Buddy the
Elf and Tarzan adapt to their surroundings. Write your groups thoughts in the
spaces below:
Tarzan:
Next, on the back of this page, write a diary entry as either Buddy the Elf or
Tarzan. In this entry, write about the ways your character had to adapt to their
surroundings and the difficulty of that adaptation. Focus on your voice, and write
as though you are the character you have chosen.
Final Assessment:
Write Your Own Personal Narrative
For your final paper for this unit, you will apply everything we have learned so far and
write a 2-4 page personal narrative. Your personal narrative must be centered on a time in which
you had to personally adapt to fit into your surroundings. Some examples of this might be: your
first day of middle school, moving to a new town, fitting in with friends, etc. In this assignment,
you need to use an intriguing introduction and a reflective conclusion. It should be clear to the
reader what the purpose of telling this story is. You will also be graded on the logical
organization of your story, your central theme and topics, your voice, and proper grammar and
This assignment is worth 100 points. Provided below is the rubric in which you will be assessed:
4 3 2 1
Ideas/Voice -The theme of -The theme of -The theme of -The theme of
authentic.
follows the story mostly follows to stray away not follow the
plot the story plot from the story story plot
logically organized
logically
Introduction -Introduction -Introduction has -Introduction -The writer does
grabs the the ability to does not grab the not use an
manner engaging
Conclusion -Conclusion is -Conclusion is -Conclusion is -The writer does
together
Grammar -Narrative is free -Narrative has a -The narrative is -The narrative is
of spelling and few spelling and hard to unreadable due
misuses subject/verb
subject/verb agreements
agreements