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Plan, draft, edit and proofread
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Good writers rarely get it right first time. They plan, draft, then improve. Learning to check your own work catches the mistakes that cost marks, especially the commonly confused words.
The writing process
Plan: jot down ideas and put them in order.
Draft: write it out.
Edit: improve it. Are the words precise? Is the order clear? Is it right for the audience and purpose?
Proofread: check spelling, punctuation and grammar, word by word.
Draft: write it out.
Edit: improve it. Are the words precise? Is the order clear? Is it right for the audience and purpose?
Proofread: check spelling, punctuation and grammar, word by word.
Commonly confused words
Proofreading tips
Read your work aloud in your head, slowly.
Check one thing at a time: first capital letters and full stops, then spellings.
Look out for your own usual mistakes.
Check one thing at a time: first capital letters and full stops, then spellings.
Look out for your own usual mistakes.
Correct: 'Their going to the park, but its to cold.'
- 'Their' should be 'They're' (they are).
- 'its' should be 'it's' (it is).
- 'to cold' should be 'too cold'.
Answer: They're going to the park, but it's too cold.
Plan, draft, edit for effect, then proofread for accuracy. Learn the common confusions: their/there/they're, your/you're, its/it's, to/too/two, affect/effect.
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