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
Typical age: 5–8 years
“If you asked your child 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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- Shared Research Projects
Shared research and writing uses 'genre', 'purpose', 'audience', 'plan', and 'draft' vocabulary
- Writing opinionsREQUIRED
Opinion writing requires knowing the genre term 'opinion' and understanding audience and purpose
- Planning Ideas Before WritingREQUIRED
Planning before writing requires 'plan', 'draft', 'compose', 'sequence', and 'key words' as working vocabulary
- Organising Writing into ParagraphsREQUIRED
Organising into paragraphs requires 'paragraph', 'heading', 'theme', and 'organisation' as named concepts
- Rehearsing and Varying Sentences
Rehearsing sentences orally draws on 'compose', 'sentence', and 'vocabulary' as process vocabulary
- Revising and editingREQUIRED
Proof-reading and revising requires 'draft', 'edit', 'revise', and 'proofread' as named steps in the writing process
- Building Writing StaminaREQUIRED
Writing for different purposes requires the vocabulary of purpose, genre, recount, and instruction
- Writing to informREQUIRED
Informative writing requires knowing 'genre', 'audience', 'purpose', and 'detail' as concepts
- Simple Stories with Beginning and EndingREQUIRED
Writing simple narratives requires 'narrative', 'sequence', 'beginning', 'middle', 'ending' as shared vocabulary
- Responding to Writing Feedback
Re-reading and responding to feedback is more effective when pupils know terms like 'revise', 'edit', and 'meaning'
- Saying Sentences Before Writing ThemREQUIRED
Oral composition requires vocabulary like 'compose', 'sentence', and 'sequence' to participate meaningfully in the exercise
- Writing Poetry
Writing poetry draws on 'compose', 'pattern', and 'genre' vocabulary