Role

(Who are you?)

Audience
(Who is your reader?)

Format

Topic

Other requirements

Option 1

A fourth grader at
YSCP

Students in our sister

school

Comic book or
story book

My Hobbies/
___s Hobbies/

1) At least 12 sentences and 4 pictures;

2) Write in Pinyin; Writing in Chinese
Characters is not required but you are
encouraged to do so.

Option 2

A fourth grader at
YSCP

Students in our sister

school

Survey

Whats your
hobby?

Option 3

A fourth grader at
YSCP

Chinese exchange
students who would
like to participate in
YSCP after school
clubs

Poster

What can you do

in after school
clubs at YSCP?

1) Design a survey with at least 10

questions;
2) Write in Pinyin; Writing in Chinese
characters is not required but you are
encouraged to do so.
1) Introduce at least 6 clubs;
2) Write at least 2 sentences to introduce
each club (time/ grade/activities);
3) Write in Pinyin; Writing in Chinese
characters is not required but you are
encouraged to do so.

After completing the thematic unit of My Hobbies, my fourth grade Chinese class worked on the following RAFT project.
Chinese RAFT ProjectFourth Grade

Rubric for RAFT Assessment

Final score______________________________________

3
Language function Create with language, able to express
own meaning in a basic way.
Text type
Write simple sentences and some
strings of sentences.

2
Mostly memorized language
with some attempts to create.
Write simple sentences and
memorized phrases.

1
Memorized language only, familiar
language.
Write words, phrases, chunks of language,
and lists.

Impact

Provide continuity to the writing.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary is sufficient to provide

information and limited explanation.
Generally understood by native
speakers but there are some
confusions about the message.

Focus on successful task

completion.
Vocabulary conveys basic
information.
Easily understood by those
accustomed to the writing of
Chinese learners.

Present in an unclear and/or unorganized

manner.
Vocabulary is limited and/or repetitive.

Comprehensibility

Language control

Most accurate when producing

simple sentences in present time.
Accuracy decreases as language
becomes more complex.

Most accurate with

memorized language,
including phrases. Accuracy
decreases when creating, when
trying to express own
meaning.

Understood by native speakers who are

accustomed to read the writing of Chinese
learners but sometimes they still do not
understand.
Most accurate with memorized language
only. Accuracy deceases, when attempting
to communicate beyond the world level.

Exceed expectations: above 2.5

Meet expectationsstrong: 2.1-2.5
Meet expectationsminimal: 1.5-2.0
Need a lot of improvement: below 1.5
Reference: ACTFL (2003).ACTFL Integrated Performance Assessment Manual. VA: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.