Desert Unit RAFT choices (3rd grade)

Students have the opportunity to do the following RAFT:

Pretend that you are a saguaro cactus. Using what you have learned about this type of cactus, create an advertisement that announces that you have rooms available for rent. Your advertisement should include all the information an "animal" would need to know about the rooms for rent as well as where to contact you if interested. The voice of your advertisement is a saguaro cactus. Your audience is animals that use saguaros as their homes. Be creative and remember to sell yourself as having the best rooms in the desert!

- Ms. Lovelett, Mrs. Schoenberg, Mrs. Stoll, Mrs. Sandvoss

...or to choose from the list below:

ROLE	AUDIENCE	FORMAT	TOPIC
nomad	oasis	thank you letter	value of water
kangaroo rat	sun	complaint	sun out too long
lost student in the desert	classmates	travel guide	survival tips
saguaro cactus	animals	advertisement	rooms for rent
cook	other cooks	saguaro recipes	jams, candy, etc.
mommy & daddy bats	baby bats	instructions	how to drink nectar from a saguaro cactus
Native American	self	diary	hardships of the desert
camel	Gobi Desert	news release/ interview	sand walk
desert	sun	thank you	sun's role in the desert
camel	water	love letter	water's role in the camel's existence

-Mrs. Schoenberg, Mrs. Cannata, Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Stoll,3rd gr. teachers; and Mrs. Ostermann, Library Media Specialist

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Last updated 2/28/00.