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Writing Process Checklist Guide

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Writing Process Checklist Guide

Work through the stages as you plan, draft and improve a piece of writing. Choose the options that fit your work, and use the open questions to make your own decisions.

Plan your writing

Before drafting, decide what you want to write and who it is for.

1.You are preparing a short piece about why people should protect dark skies. Which purpose best fits this writing?

To persuade readers to take action
To entertain readers with an invented adventure
To explain how to bake a cake
To describe a character in a fantasy story

2.Nathan wants to write a mystery story set during a stargazing night. Name two useful things he could do before drafting.

3.Choose a text type and audience for a piece explaining how to find the Southern Cross in the night sky.

4.For a story about Hana spotting an unusual light while stargazing, suggest a setting by naming a time and a place.

5.Which plan would give a simple narrative a clear structure?

Introduce the situation, develop a problem, then resolve it
List unrelated facts, repeat the list, and stop
Give the ending first, then leave out the events
Use one long paragraph with no clear focus

Draft with your reader in mind

Use deliberate choices to keep readers interested and make ideas easy to follow.

6.Which sentence uses sensory detail to help a reader picture a clear, cold night?

The air pinched Arjun's cheeks as the stars glittered overhead.
Arjun went outside.
The night was a night.
There were many things in the sky.

7.Write one line of dialogue that could reveal a character's excitement about seeing a meteor.

8.Name one writing technique you might use in your own piece and explain how it could interest your intended reader.

Revise and edit

A strong piece is improved after the first draft. Check meaning, organisation and accuracy.

9.Which set contains checks that are most useful when editing a draft?

Spelling, punctuation, paragraph breaks and sentence clarity
Page colour, paper size and desk position
How quickly the first draft was written
Whether every sentence is exactly the same length

10.A story switches from “I watched the stars” to “Hana watched the stars” without a reason. What should the writer check?

11.Read this draft aloud: “We reached the lookout. The clouds covered the stars. We waited. The clouds moved away.” Suggest one revision that could improve its flow or detail.

12.After reading your own draft aloud, identify one part you would revise and explain what you would change.