Writing for an audience
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organisation are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience, maintaining a consistent style and structure throughout
Typical age: 9–11 years
“When your child writes for school, does the piece feel well-organised and appropriate for its purpose — whether it's a formal essay, a creative story, or a persuasive argument — with a consistent tone throughout?”
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Needs first
- Writing Craft VocabularyREQUIRED
Producing coherent writing for task/purpose/audience requires these as precise, understood concepts
- Planning Ideas Before WritingREQUIRED
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
- Organising Writing into Paragraphs
Coherent organisation requires facility with paragraphs and structural devices like headings
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- Persuasive WritingREQUIRED
Writing extended arguments with acknowledged counterclaims and formal style requires the prior ability to produce coherent, organised writing appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience
- Developed Informational and Explanatory WritingREQUIRED
Writing well-structured informative/explanatory texts that examine a topic clearly requires the foundational ability to produce coherent, task/purpose-appropriate writing