1.4 Develop the main Students will compose a to the to the local newspaper stating “letter editor” ideas within the body why they support or do not support the United States decision to government’s of the composition use the A-Bomb to end the war with Japan. through supporting evidence (e.g., They will use the documents in the source packet that they have been scenarios, commonly analyzing to write the letter. held beliefs, hypotheses, definitions). RAFT Role: You are a teenager writing this letter on August 6, 1946. This letter is being written one year after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan to end WWII. Audience: Readers of your local newspaper and your world history teacher. Format: Informative, Argumentative, Your Point-of-View, Letter to the Editor no more than 250 words. – Topic: Was it justified for the United States to use the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end WWII with Japan? EVIDENCE! The letter to the editor must include evidence from the resources that have been analyzed for the assignment. Three sources of evidence must be used to back up the opinion stated. Revising First drafts of the letters will be returned to students along with copies of two Writing Strategies letters written by students which are good examples of the RAFT assignment. 1.9 Revise writing to The teacher will read the first student letter example and explain why it was a improve the logic and good: coherence of the organization and States point of view controlling Uses proper evidence to back up opinion perspective, the precision of word Is in letter format choice, and the tone Follows guidelines of the assignment. by taking into The teacher along with students will identify by either underlining or consideration the audience, purpose, highlighting where in the letter evidence is used to support the point author’s and formality of the of view. The students will be asked to read the second student example and context. find the evidence in that letter as well. 1.6 Integrate quotations and citations into a
1.4 Develop the main ideas within the body of the composition through supporting evidence (e.g., scenarios, commonly held beliefs, hypotheses, definitions). Students will compose a “letter to the editor” to the local newspaper stating why they support or do not support the United States government’s decision to use the A-Bomb to end the war with Japan. They will use the documents in the source packet that they have been analyzing to write the letter. RAFT Role: You are a teenager writing this letter on August 6, 1946. This letter is being written one year after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan to end WWII. Audience: Readers of your local newspaper and your world history teacher. Format: Informative, Argumentative, Your Point-of-View, Letter to the Editor – no more than 250 words. Topic: Was it justified for the United States to use the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end WWII with Japan? EVIDENCE! The letter to the editor must include evidence from the resources that have been analyzed for the assignment. Three sources of evidence must be used to back up the opinion stated. Writing Strategies 1.9 Revise writing to improve the logic and coherence of the organization and controlling perspective, the precision of word choice, and the tone by taking into consideration the audience, purpose, and formality of the context. 1.6 Integrate quotations and citations into a Revising First drafts of the letters will be returned to students along with copies of two letters written by students which are good examples of the RAFT assignment. The teacher will read the first student letter example and explain why it was a good: States point of view Uses proper evidence to back up opinion Is in letter format Follows guidelines of the assignment. The teacher along with students will identify by either underlining or highlighting where in the letter evidence is used to support the author’s point of view. The students will be asked to read the second student example and find the evidence in that letter as well.
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