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Writing Draft Planning

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Writing Draft Planning

Writing Draft Planning

Student planning writing with notebook and pen

📝 Part 1: Planning Foundations

1. What is your writing topic? Choose from the list provided or create your own.
2. Who is your intended audience? (e.g., classmates, teacher, general public)
3. What is your purpose for writing? Check all that apply:

To inform

To persuade

To entertain

To explain

To describe

🗂️ Part 2: Note-Taking and Idea Organisation

4. Brainstorm your main ideas using keywords and phrases (write in your own words):
5. Group your ideas into categories that could become paragraphs. Write the category name and list related keywords:

Category 1: ________________________

Category 2: ________________________

Category 3: ________________________

📋 Part 3: Paragraph Structure Planning

6. Plan your Introduction paragraph:

What will you include to hook your reader and introduce your topic?

7. Plan your Body paragraphs:

Body Paragraph 1 - Main idea: ________________________________

Supporting details/evidence:

Body Paragraph 2 - Main idea: ________________________________

Supporting details/evidence:

Body Paragraph 3 - Main idea: ________________________________

Supporting details/evidence:

8. Plan your Conclusion paragraph:

How will you summarise your main points and leave a lasting impression?

🔗 Part 4: Connecting Ideas

9. How will you link your paragraphs together? Write transition words or phrases you could use:

From Introduction to Body 1: ________________________________

From Body 1 to Body 2: ____________________________________

From Body 2 to Body 3: ____________________________________

From Body 3 to Conclusion: _________________________________

10. Circle the linking strategies you plan to use:

Transition words (however, furthermore, in addition)

Repeating key terms

Referring back to previous ideas

Using pronouns to connect sentences

🎯 Part 5: Goal Setting and Reflection

11. Based on your plan, what is one specific goal for your draft writing?
12. What aspect of your plan are you most confident about?
13. What part of your plan might need more development when you start drafting?
14. Peer feedback space (to be completed during pair share):

Feedback from: ________________________________

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