📝 Part 1: Planning & Drafting Checklist

1. Before you start writing, which planning steps should you complete? (Check all that apply)

Brainstorm ideas and key points

Identify your audience and purpose

Create an outline or mind map

Research your topic if needed

2. When writing your first draft, what is the most important thing to focus on?

Perfect spelling and grammar

Getting your ideas down on paper

Making it sound fancy

Counting words

3. List three questions you should ask yourself during the planning stage:

🔍 Part 2: Revising & Editing Checklist

4. During revision, which elements should you focus on first? (Check all that apply)

Ideas and content

Organisation and structure

Spelling mistakes

Clarity and flow

5. What is the difference between revising and editing?

Revising: ________________________________________________

Editing: ________________________________________________

6. Which editing checklist items are most important for final proofreading?

Spelling and punctuation

Sentence structure

Capital letters

Paragraphing

✨ Part 3: Quality Writing Tips

7. To improve clarity in your writing, you should:

Use very long, complex sentences

Use simple, clear language and vary sentence length

Include as many big words as possible

Write very short paragraphs only

8. List three techniques you can use to make your writing more creative and engaging:

9. To improve coherence (logical flow), what should you check?

My ideas connect logically: _______ My paragraphs link together: _______

I use linking words (however, therefore, etc.): _______ My conclusion relates to my introduction: _______

10. Personal Writing Goal: What is one specific area you want to improve in your next piece of writing?

Writing Process Checklist Guide

Writing Process Checklist Guide

📝 Part 1: Planning & Drafting Checklist

🔍 Part 2: Revising & Editing Checklist

✨ Part 3: Quality Writing Tips

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