English·Writing Composition·meta
Choosing Form and Tone for Your Audience
Identify the audience for and purpose of writing before beginning, selecting the appropriate form, tone, and register to match the intended reader and communicative goal
Suggested ages 9–10
Learning journey
Your child is developing sophisticated writing skills — crafting clear, well-organised pieces for different audiences and purposes, and supporting their ideas with evidence from texts they've read.
Evidence of understanding
- Determine the audience (e.g., peers, teacher, younger children, a public audience) and purpose (to persuade, inform, entertain, or explain) before drafting and explain how these choices affect language and structure
- Select an appropriate form for the writing task (letter, report, story, instructions, review) based on audience and purpose
- Adjust vocabulary, sentence length, and level of formality to suit the identified audience, e.g. using simpler language for younger readers and more formal language for an official letter
Assessment prompt
Before Choosing Form and Tone for Your Audience starts a piece of writing, do they think about who will read it and why — adjusting their tone, vocabulary, and format accordingly, like writing more formally for a teacher than for a friend?
Standards alignment
Eng.UKS2.Write.Comp.1aGB · uk-nc-2013
Identify audience and purpose
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 2