EnglishYears 7–9Writing

Planning and drafting

Plan writing using mind maps, bullet points and paragraph outlines; draft and edit

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you're building a Lego castle 🏰. First you plan where the towers go, then you build it piece by piece.

  2. 2

    What do you do FIRST when building a Lego castle?

  3. 3

    Drag these story parts into the right order — beginning, middle, end.

  4. 4

    Let's plan a short story together: 'The Lost Key' 🗝️

  5. 5

    Which sentence is a good FIRST sentence for 'The Lost Key'?

  6. 6

    Now YOU plan! Drag these sentences into the right order for a story about a magic pencil ✏️

  7. 7

    What does 'drafting' mean?

Practise Planning and drafting with Whizlo

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