Setting Writing Goals
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Setting Writing Goals
A draft with a next step
Maia wrote this opening for an adventure story: The wind pushed at the old shed. I stepped closer. Something inside made a soft scratching sound. My hands felt cold. I opened the door and saw a tiny, muddy puppy beside a red backpack. It looked at me, then barked. Maia’s note to herself: “I want readers to feel curious. I could add clues about what is in the shed before I reveal it.”
- Make the story better.
- Add two clues about the shed before the puppy appears.
- Write a very long story.
- Use more words everywhere.
- To help readers feel curious before the reveal.
- To remove the story’s setting.
- To make every sentence the same length.
- To finish without rereading.
Build a goal that works
A strong goal says what you will practise and how you can check it. For example: “In my next story, I will add at least two clues before the surprise, then check that they make sense.”
- I will make my writing amazing.
- I will use a new paragraph when the speaker or scene changes.
- I will add three sensory details to describe the setting.
- I will write more carefully.
- Use full stops to end each sentence.
- Add two details to help readers picture the setting.
- Make dialogue easier to follow.
- Find and count two setting details.
- Reread and check each sentence ending.
- Check that a new speaker starts a new line.
Make your own writing plan
Choose a skill you want to practise: ideas, organisation, vocabulary, sentences, punctuation or rereading. There can be more than one good goal—make yours manageable and checkable.
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