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Setting Writing Goals

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Setting Writing Goals

Student writing with pencil and notebook

🎯 Part 1: Understanding Writing Goals

1. What is a writing goal?

A story you write about scoring goals in sport

A specific target to improve part of your writing

The ending of your story

A type of writing competition

2. Which of these are good reasons to set writing goals? (Tick all that apply)

To help you focus on improving specific areas

To become a better writer step-by-step

To make writing more boring

To track your progress as a writer

3. Circle the most specific and helpful writing goal:

Be a good writer

Write better stories

Use more interesting adjectives to describe characters

Write lots

✍️ Part 2: Reflecting on Your Writing

4. Think about your own writing. What do you do well? Write two things you're proud of:
1. _________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
5. What parts of writing do you find challenging or want to improve? Write two areas:
1. _________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
6. Complete this sentence: "One writing goal I would like to work on is..."
7. Why did you choose this goal? How will it help improve your writing?

📝 Part 3: Planning Your Writing Goals

8. Write one specific writing goal you want to work on over the next few weeks:
9. How will you know when you've achieved this goal? What will your writing look like?
10. What steps can you take to work towards this goal? List 2-3 actions:
• _________________________________________________
• _________________________________________________
• _________________________________________________
11. Who can help you achieve this writing goal? (e.g., teacher, buddy, family)

_________________________________________________ can help me by _________________________________________________

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