From time to time in the class, we will use the RAFTS strategy to explore different themes and topics in Multicultural Studies. RAFTS stands for Role, Audience, Format and Topic. As a writing tool, it can be a powerful organizer. RAFTS also help students visualize themselves in the topics they are learning. For the first unit we are exploring, we will look at the following RAFT assignments to begin discussion on it is we are able to understand others, and ourselves.
1. You are the school class president. Write out an outline of events for ‘Diversity Day’ at your school. Deliver to principal.
2. You are a Native American girl. In a poem, explain to your classmates how you view American expansion in the West.
3. You are Cesar Chaves. In a private letter to Robert Kennedy, explain your position on Hispanic/White relations.
4. You are having your first day at a new school. Visually describe every form of cultural unity and diversity you see.
5. You are US diplomat in a Middle East embassy. In a memo, analyze the similarities and differences between both cultures.
6. You are a youth basketball organizer. In a speech to your supervisor, justify your reasons for including rival gangs in games.
7. You are Langston Hughes. In a poem, laud and criticize American society for its cultural unity and its cultural diversity.
8. You are Nelson Mandela. After being elected president, give a speech to the National Party concerning future race relations.
9. You are a sci-fi author. Outline the plot of your novel which describes how a multi-species world builds respect for diversity.
10. You are an asylum seeker. In a statement to the State Dept., explain your reasons for wanting to come to America.
If you want, please tell me what you think about the assignments. What other ones would you add? Thanks.
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