Carrie Rockel - MODULE 5 RAFT Activity

CIRG 644 – Module 5
R.A.F.T assignment
Carrie Rockel

Here’s your writing assignment:

You are a government worker during the ancient Roman Republic. Your supervisor has asked you to increase tourism to Rome, as the Republic has started to decline. You are tasked with creating a tourism brochure about Rome designed to draw new visitors in. The brochure should have the following sections: All About Rome, Places to Visit, & Things to Do.

What’s your Role:__________________________________________

What’s your Audience:______________________________________

What’s your Format:________________________________________

What’s your Topic:_________________________________________

What’s your Strong verb:____________________________________

SAMPLE RAFTS Chart

(Sample is for ancient Greece)

What’s your Role:_Tourism guide creator______________________

What’s your Audience: Potential travelers to Greece_____________

What’s your Format:_Tourism brochure_______________________

What’s your Topic:__Ancient Greece_________________________

What’s your Strong verb:_Travel     _______________________  __

Student Sample:

ABOUT GREECE

Greece was once home to some of the most beautiful architectural wonders of the ancient world.  Its city of Athens was filled with public buildings, temples, and marketplaces that made Greece a showplace among early nations.  Ancient Greece was renowned as a center for literature, the arts, architecture, and exciting new theories and ideas.  At this time, Greece enjoyed a reputation for being a powerful and culturally rich nation.  Around 480 B.C., Greece was entering its “Golden Age”.

Geographically, the soil is not very good for growing things, there are a lot of mountains that make it hard to walk from one place to another, and there is never enough fresh water. Because of this, people did not settle in Greece as early as they moved to Egypt and the Fertile Crescent.

The earliest buildings that were built in Greece, in the New Stone Age, are small houses or huts, and wooden walls around them for protection. Later there are bigger houses, and stone walls around the villages.

By the Early Bronze Age, we find one bigger house in the middle of the village, and fancier, bigger stone walls.

In the Late Bronze Age, under the influence of Western Asia, and the Minoans on Crete, there are palaces and big stone tombs, as well as paved roads and bridges, and dams (and more stone walls). 

PLACES TO VISIT

Athens is the symbol of freedom, art, and democracy in the conscience of the civilized world. The capital of Greece took its name from the goddess Athena, the goddess of wisdom and knowledge.

Parthenon- temple of Athena Parthenos ("Virgin"), Greek goddess of wisdom, on the Acropolis in Athens. The Parthenon was built in the 5th century BC, and despite the enormous damage it has sustained over the centuries, it still communicates the ideals of order and harmony for which Greek architecture is known. 

THINGS TO DO
Art is one of the best things you can view when visiting Greece! In the Classical period, there are more temples, bigger and with new design ideas: the Parthenon is built in the 440's BC. People begin to build in the Ionic style. Democracy prevents the Greeks from building palaces or big tombs, because politically all men are supposed to be equal, and so it would look bad to have a big palace even if you could afford it. Instead, the Greeks build public buildings: gymnasia, and stoas, where men can meet and talk.

Theatre is another great activity. The Greek theatre history began with festivals honoring their gods. A god, Dionysus, was honored with a festival called by "City Dionysia". In Athens, during this festival, men used to perform songs to welcome Dionysus. Plays were only presented at City Dionysia festival.  Athens was the main center for these theatrical traditions. Athenians spread these festivals to its numerous allies in order to promote a common identity.