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Writing Journey Steps

Writers move through steps to turn an idea into writing they can share. Read each task carefully. Some questions have more than one good answer.

Follow the steps

Meet Maia, who wants to write about a windy day at the beach. She thinks of ideas, writes a first draft, checks it, and makes a neat copy to share.

1.Maia has these four writing steps: planning, drafting (writing a first version), editing, and publishing (sharing a finished version). Which order should she follow?

Planning → drafting → editing → publishing
Drafting → publishing → planning → editing
Editing → planning → publishing → drafting
Planning → editing → drafting → publishing

2.Before Maia starts her first draft, what would be most helpful to do during planning?

Choose ideas and jot down key words
Make a neat copy to share
Look for full stops in her finished story
Read her story aloud to an audience

3.True or false: Editing means checking your draft and making changes so it is clearer and more correct.

TrueFalse

4.Complete the writing steps: First I my ideas. Next I a draft. Then I it. At the end I my finished writing.

5.Maia is planning her windy beach story. Write three useful key words or short idea notes she could put in her plan.

Draft, edit, and share

Use your ideas to practise the next parts of Maia’s writing journey.

6.Use at least two of these ideas—wind, hat, waves—to write one sentence for Maia’s first draft. Remember to leave spaces between words.

7.Maia’s draft says, “the wind blew my hat away”. Which version is edited correctly?

The wind blew my hat away.
the wind blew my hat away
The wind blew my hat away
The wind blew my hat away!.

8.Improve this draft sentence by adding one interesting detail: “The waves moved.” Write your improved sentence with a capital letter and an ending mark.

9.Maia has checked her writing and made a neat final copy. What is the publishing step, and what could she do to share her story?

10.Which writing step would help you most when you want to get your ideas in order? Name the step and give one reason.