English·Writing Composition·procedural
Rehearsing and Varying Sentences
Compose and rehearse sentences orally before writing, progressively building varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures including dialogue
Suggested ages 7–8
Learning journey
Your child is developing as a writer — learning to organize their ideas into paragraphs, write engaging stories with developed characters, and edit their work to make it clearer and more effective.
Evidence of understanding
- Rehearse a sentence containing dialogue aloud before writing it (e.g. 'Let's go!' shouted Tom)
- Orally compose sentences with varied openers (e.g. time adverbials, subordinate clauses) before writing
- Try out two or three different ways to express the same idea orally and choose the most effective version to write
Assessment prompt
Does Rehearsing and Varying Sentences try out a sentence aloud before writing it — experimenting with different words and structures to find the version that sounds best?
Standards alignment
No external standards are linked to this topic.