English // Writing Composition

Writing Process Vocabulary

Know and use the vocabulary of the writing process — compose, plan, draft, revise, edit, proofread, genre, audience, purpose, narrative, recount, instruction, paragraph, sequence, and detail — and understand that these words describe distinct steps and decisions that all writers make, not just tasks to tick off

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If you asked the learner to explain what they're doing when they write a story at school, could they walk you through each step using words like 'plan', 'draft', and 'revise' — showing they understand it's a process, not just one sitting?

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  • Use 'compose', 'revise', and 'edit' correctly when describing the stages of writing
  • Explain who the 'audience' is for a piece of writing and how that changes what they write
  • Describe the purpose of a piece of writing (to persuade, inform, entertain, or instruct) and match their language to it

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Writing Process Vocabulary

Ages 5 to 8 // Language

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  • Saying Sentences Before Writing ThemRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 5 to 6

    Oral composition requires vocabulary like 'compose', 'sentence', and 'sequence' to participate meaningfully in the exercise

  • Simple Stories with Beginning and EndingRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 5 to 7

    Writing simple narratives requires 'narrative', 'sequence', 'beginning', 'middle', 'ending' as shared vocabulary

  • Writing to informRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 5 to 7

    Informative writing requires knowing 'genre', 'audience', 'purpose', and 'detail' as concepts

  • Writing opinionsRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 5 to 7

    Opinion writing requires knowing the genre term 'opinion' and understanding audience and purpose

  • Building Writing StaminaRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 6 to 7

    Writing for different purposes requires the vocabulary of purpose, genre, recount, and instruction

  • Revising and editingRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 6 to 7

    Proof-reading and revising requires 'draft', 'edit', 'revise', and 'proofread' as named steps in the writing process

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  • Planning Ideas Before WritingRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 6 to 10

    Planning before writing requires 'plan', 'draft', 'compose', 'sequence', and 'key words' as working vocabulary

  • Organising Writing into ParagraphsRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 7 to 10

    Organising into paragraphs requires 'paragraph', 'heading', 'theme', and 'organisation' as named concepts

  • Responding to Writing FeedbackHelpful

    Writing Composition // Ages 5 to 7

    Re-reading and responding to feedback is more effective when pupils know terms like 'revise', 'edit', and 'meaning'

  • Shared Research ProjectsHelpful

    Writing Composition // Ages 5 to 9

    Shared research and writing uses 'genre', 'purpose', 'audience', 'plan', and 'draft' vocabulary

  • Writing PoetryHelpful

    Writing Composition // Ages 6 to 7

    Writing poetry draws on 'compose', 'pattern', and 'genre' vocabulary

  • Rehearsing and Varying SentencesHelpful

    Writing Composition // Ages 7 to 8

    Rehearsing sentences orally draws on 'compose', 'sentence', and 'vocabulary' as process vocabulary

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