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RAFT (ROLE-AUDIENCE-FORMAT TOPIC) FINAL RAISIN IN THE SUN PROJECT
With a partner choose one of the following and write a 1-2 page letter essay. You can be
creative but you must provide direct evidence of basic textual understanding by
including relevant details from the text.
Your Role: A character in the story.
Audience: the person the letter is addressed to.
Format: a friendly Letter
Topic: What has been happening in your life.
Choose ONE of the following: Remember the story takes place in 1959.
1. You are Walter Lee Younger writing a letter to your son Travis. It is 20 years after the
story. Travis is about 30 and Walter is about 55. Talk about what has been going on,
and any accomplishments or regrets you have. Do not alter events that took place in
the original story. Incorporate the American Dream into the letter or the
character’s idea of the dream.
2. You are Beneatha and you decided to move to Africa with Assagai after the story. You
are writing a letter to your mother to explain how life is going and to talk about past
events. Do not alter events that took place in the original story. . Incorporate the
American Dream into the letter or the character’s idea of the dream.
3. You are Ruth writing a journal to your son for him to read later in life. Speak about the
events in the play is if they are occurring in the present moment. What are your thoughts
and feelings about what is going on? Do not alter events that took place in the
original story. . Incorporate the American Dream into the letter or the character’s
idea of the dream.
RUBRIC:
The letter is coherent and demonstrates textual Understanding
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The letter demonstrates creativity
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The letter does not alter events of the original text
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The letter incorporates character dreams
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The Letter Follows friendly Letter Format
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Friendly Letter Format
Return Address Line 1 1
Return Address Line 2
Date (Month Day, Year) 2
Dear Name of Recipient, 3
Body Paragraph 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Body Paragraph 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Body Paragraph 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Closing (Sincerely...), 5
Signature 6
P.S. 7
In the friendly letter format, your address, date, the closing, signature, and printed name are
all indented to the right half of the page (how far you indent in is up to