Resource 5: Questions for pupils - to think about how to improve (craft) what they have written in their first draft

Pupil use

1.       Does your poem/story have a title? If no, what would be a good title? If yes, is the title likely to interest readers? Is the title a ‘good match’ with what you’ve written about?
2.       Will a reader be able to follow your ideas or the sequence of events in your poem or story?
3.       If you have written a description, have you included plenty of details?
4.       Now that you’ve read your poem or story again, what would you like to add or to take out?
5. Are there any words that you need to check the spelling of? Can other people read your writing easily?

Resource 4: Preparing lessons on life stories

Section 5: Turning oral stories, poems and games into books