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Planning involves spending a few minutes thinking and making decisions before you start writing. It usually includes selecting the main points you want to focus on, and deciding on the order in which you want to present them. It usually involves noting your decisions down in a way that is easy to refer to as you write. Which phrase best sums up the skill of planning?

The first step is to recognise the type of text you are going to write, as this will determine the overall structure to follow. Then, you need to think about the task/question as a whole and make key decisions. For instance, when writing an essay, you need to decide on the logical argument and opinions you want to present. Then, break this information down into main points, supporting points, examples, reasons, etc. and divide the information into paragraphs. Note down useful words and phrases that you may want to use in your writing. Refer to your plan as you write, following and adapting it as appropriate.

What might ‘adapting’ your plan as you write involve?

Comparing involves describing and/or discussing the similarities and differences between two or more things. One of the key skills when comparing is to be able to recognise and focus on the most important and relevant similarities/differences, and ignore the less relevant ones.

The skill of comparing