PLANNING YOUR PLANNING YOUR WRITINGWRITINGA guide

LESSON OBJECTIVEBy the end of lesson you will be aware of different methods that can be used to plan your writing.

WHAT IS PLANNING?WHAT IS PLANNING? Whenever you write anything you plan

it first in your head. Even when you are writing a text

message, you think about what you would like to say and how you would like the message to come across.

Planning your writing is when you think about it in advance.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO PLAN YOUR WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO PLAN YOUR WRITING?WRITING? There are many reasons why planning is

important. It can help you to… Record your ideas Come up with new ideas Organise your thoughts Check that you have all the information you

need

WHEN PLANNING YOUR WHEN PLANNING YOUR WRITING…WRITING…

You should think about the three Ws W - Why are you writing: the purpose W - What situation you are writing for: the context W - Who you are writing to: the audience

HOW TO PLAN YOUR WRITINGHOW TO PLAN YOUR WRITING There are a number of different ways to plan

your text. You may choose to use a…Bulleted listSpider diagram/mind mapFlowchart

Remember: a text can be any piece of

writing e.g. a letter, an advert, a report, an article

etc.

BULLETED LISTBULLETED LIST This is where you make a simple list of all

of the points you would like to include in your piece of writing.

You might then want to number your points to show the order that you’d

like them to appear in.

SPIDER DIAGRAM/MIND MAPSPIDER DIAGRAM/MIND MAP This is where you put the subject of your

text in the centre and the things you want to talk about as branches coming off it.

This method is This method is particularly useful particularly useful for recording your for recording your initial ideas. You initial ideas. You

may then want to may then want to use a bulleted list use a bulleted list or a flowchart as or a flowchart as

the second stage of the second stage of planning to put planning to put your ideas into your ideas into

order.order.

FLOWCHARTFLOWCHART A flowchart is a diagram

that shows a sequence of events.

You can plan your writing step by step using this method.

You don’t

just have to stick to using rectangles or

squares. Use different

shapes and pictures if it helps you to develop your

ideas.

STICKY NOTESSTICKY NOTES This is when you write your ideas on sticky

notes. This method is particularly This method is particularly useful for recording your initial useful for recording your initial

ideas as you can move the ideas as you can move the sticky notes around to arrange sticky notes around to arrange the structure of your writing.the structure of your writing.

It is also useful when working It is also useful when working as a group as you can each as a group as you can each write your individual ideas write your individual ideas

then bring them together by then bring them together by combining all of your sticky combining all of your sticky

notes on one sheet.notes on one sheet.

THE WRITING PROCESS CARDS

Plan = 7Draft=4Edit=4

Proof Read = 4Final Copy = 3