English // Writing Composition

Planning, Revising and Editing Writing

Plan, revise, and edit writing to improve coherence and effectiveness — considering how the writing reflects its intended audience and purpose, amending vocabulary, grammar, and structure, and proofreading for accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar

Ages
11 to 14
Type
Thinking skill
Builds on
5 topics
Leads to
0 topics
Standards
6 codes

Quick check

After the learner finishes a first draft, do they go back and make real improvements — not just fixing spelling, but changing sentences or reorganising ideas to make it better?

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Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Revise a draft to improve paragraph structure, adding or removing material for coherence
  • Edit sentence-level issues including word choice, grammar, and punctuation before finalising
  • Reflect on whether the writing achieves its intended effect on the target audience and adjust accordingly

Topic // Map

Where this fits

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  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

5 topics
  • Writing Composition // Ages 7 to 11

    KS3 revision and editing extends KS2 evaluating and editing writing

  • Writing Composition // Ages 8 to 9

    Advanced independent plan/revise/edit (reflecting on audience and purpose, amending without teacher prompts) requires the self-critical reading skill as its foundation — a writer cannot revise independently without being able to judge their own work

  • Learning to Learn // Learning to Learn // Ages 8 to 9

    Revising and editing requires analysing what is wrong with the current draft — the writing form of the universal error-analysis habit

  • Learning to Learn // Learning to Learn // Ages 9 to 10

    The full plan-revise-edit cycle is the writing-domain form of the universal learning-reflection habit — assessing what worked and improving it

  • Grammar & Punctuation // Ages 11 to 14

    Planning, revising, and editing written pieces requires knowledge of literary and linguistic terminology

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Planning, Revising and Editing Writing

Ages 11 to 14 // Thinking skill

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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.6.5W.7.5W.8.5
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
KS3-ENG-W-2aKS3-ENG-W-2bKS3-ENG-W-2c

English // Writing Composition