RAFT Papers are simply a way to think about the four main things that all writers have to consider:
- Role of the Writer
Who are you as the writer? Are you Abraham Lincoln? A warrior? A homeless person? An auto mechanic? The endangered snail darter?
- Audience
To whom are you writing? Is your audience the American people? A friend? Your teacher? Readers of a newspaper? A local bank?
- Format
What form will the writing take? Is it a letter? A classified ad? A speech? A poem?
- Topic
What's the subject or the point of this piece? Is it to persuade a goddess to spare your life? To plead for a re-test? To call for stricter regulations on logging?