Read the following essay prompt and answer the question below. you will be using the rafts strategy to you deconstruct this essay prompt. “across the nation, parents, educators, and pediatricians continue to debate about media use among young people. in a well-developed multi-paragraph essay, discuss whether young people should sign a pledge to reduce their personal daily screen time by 2 hours. use specific details from each source to support your response.” what type of response are you writing?

The answer is pretty much on the question itself, taking advantage of the RAFTS strategy, which will work as a guide on what you're doing and how you will do it.

R.A.F.T.

Role, who are you? (e.g. Reporter, Biographer)

Audience, who are you writing to?

Format, what kind of writing will you do? (e.g. Diary, interview)

Topic or purpose, what are you going to talk about? (e.g. Entertain, inform)

Once you have these items clear, you'll be able to draft an acurate essay and adapt it to your audience knowledge level.