Reasons for Planning
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.4.1
Why do we Plan our Writing?

Reasons for planning
- If we plan our writing before we start, we can have clear ideas.
- Planning our writing also helps us know where we’re going with our writing.

What to think about?
- When we plan our writing, we need to think about:
- identifying your audience/reasons for writing
- noting your ideas down
- considering other writing
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What do we need to think about when planning our writing?