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My Writing Process

Arjun, Tane and Anahera are preparing a short announcement for a dance competition. Help them move through the writing process, then plan and write your own announcement. The five steps are prewrite, rough draft, revise, edit and publish.

Follow the steps

Use the dance competition scenario to explore what writers do at each stage.

1.Match each writing-process step to its job. Write the correct letter beside each step: 1. Prewrite 2. Rough draft 3. Revise 4. Edit 5. Publish. Jobs: A. Check spelling, capitals and punctuation. B. Plan and collect ideas. C. Share the finished writing. D. Write the first version. E. Improve ideas and add useful details.

1. Prewrite
2. Rough draft
3. Revise
4. Edit
5. Publish

D. Write the first version
C. Share the finished writing
A. Check spelling, capitals and punctuation
B. Plan and collect ideas
E. Improve ideas and add useful details

2.Arjun wants to invite families to the dance competition. Which action belongs first in the writing process?

Check every full stop
Think of the key information to include
Read the finished announcement aloud
Write the final copy neatly

3.Tane has written his first version. He changes “The dancers were good” to “The dancers spun quickly beneath the bright lights.” Which step is he using?

4.Anahera checks that “competition” is spelt correctly and adds a full stop. Is she revising or editing? Explain briefly.

Plan and write

Create an announcement inviting people to a dance competition. Include what is happening, where or when it is happening, and an exciting detail.

5.PREWRITE: Jot down three ideas for the announcement: an event detail, a useful fact (such as a place or time), and a lively detail that might persuade someone to come.

6.ROUGH DRAFT: Use your plan to write a first version of the announcement in 2–4 sentences. Remember to tell readers what the event is and give them a reason to come.

7.REVISING puzzle: Improve this announcement by adding one specific detail: “Come to the dance competition. It will be fun.” Write your improved version.

8.EDIT this draft: “come to our dance competition on saturday its at the hall” Rewrite it with capitals and punctuation. (Use “Saturday” as the day name.)

9.PUBLISH: Choose one way to share your finished announcement and explain why it would suit this event.

10.Reflection: Which writing step helped you make your announcement clearer or more exciting? Name the step and say what you did.