RAFT Paragraphs Life During WWII Role Audience Format

RAFT Paragraphs Life During WWII Role Audience Format Topic

Remember… • Read carefully for facts that your character can include in their writing – Weave your facts into your writing in your own words. Do NOT copy them straight from the textbook. • Create a character/persona and subtly include those details in your writing • Avoid “presentism” as much as possible and attempt to see things through your character’s POV

RAFT Paragraph Prompt #1 p. 578, p. 587 -588, p. 592 -593 You are a 26 year old white mother in Long Beach, California writing a diary entry about your experiences during the war, including home making, your job, and your thoughts on how life has changed since the war has started. RAFT Paragraph Prompt #2 p. 576 “A Segregated Army” to p. 577, p. 588, p. 589 “Racism Explodes Into Violence” You are a 45 year old African-American man writing a letter to your 18 year old nephew in early 1942. He is undecided about enlisting for the armed forces because of what has been going on both at home and what he has heard about the war. RAFT Paragraph Prompt #3 p. 598 “Mexicans Become Farmworkers”, p. 590 “Zoot Suit Riots” You are a Mexican-American California state senator writing to the Los Angeles mayor, Fletcher Bowron, about the California economy and Mexican-Americans’ role in both the economic and social fabric of California during the war.