English // Writing Composition

Planning Ideas Before Writing

Plan before writing by saying aloud or noting down what will be written, writing down ideas and key words, and encapsulating ideas sentence by sentence before composing

Ages
6 to 10
Type
Method
Builds on
6 topics
Leads to
3 topics
Standards
9 codes

Quick check

Before the learner starts a piece of writing, do they spend a few minutes planning — jotting down ideas, key words, or a rough structure — rather than jumping straight into writing the first sentence?

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Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Verbally rehearse sentences before writing them down
  • Jot key words or ideas in a planning format (e.g., story map) before drafting
  • Write a simple plan with beginning, middle, and end for a story

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

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Planning Ideas Before Writing

Ages 6 to 10 // Method

Leads to

3 topics
  • Choosing Form and Tone for Your AudienceRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 9 to 10

    Identifying audience and purpose before writing builds on general planning skills; the step up is from planning content to strategically matching form and tone to audience

  • Writing for an audienceRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 9 to 11

    Producing coherent writing matched to task/purpose/audience builds on planning skills; learners must know how to plan before they can match organisation to purpose

  • Drawing conclusions from evidence (age 9+)Helpful

    Science // Scientific Inquiry // Ages 9 to 11

    Producing a well-organised science report depends on the planning and pre-writing strategies developed in English composition

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
W.1.1W.3.4W.4.10
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
Eng.UKS2.Write.Comp.1bEng/KS1/Y2/WC/2aEng/KS1/Y2/WC/2bEng/KS1/Y2/WC/2cEng_LKS2_Write_Comp_1Eng_LKS2_Write_Comp_2

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