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Make the final copy readable
1 · Learn
Readable handwriting uses consistent letter sizes, comfortable spacing and suitable joins. A final copy also needs accurate spelling, not only neat shapes.
For an unfamiliar spelling, use its first two or three letters to locate it in a dictionary. If your first guess is wrong, ask for guidance and try a different opening. Then check the whole word.
2 · Worked example
I check 'different' against the model, noticing the double f. I then write it in a complete sentence rather than copying it many times without reading.
3 · Your turn
Write: 'The different groups shared their ideas.' Check the double f, each word space, the capital and full stop.
Check your answer
Compare with the supplied sentence. An adult can check legibility and school-appropriate joins; there is no single typed handwriting answer.
4 · Apply your learning
Revise a short piece from your own work, then prepare a clear final copy at a comfortable pace.
Adult guidance and safety
Read and discuss whole books, poems and plays alongside these original short models. Give evidence for interpretations and accept well-supported alternatives. Revisit spelling and handwriting over time; retain individual decoding support where needed.
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Write, draw or show your working. Use a mouse, pen or finger. This pad is not a submitted answer.
Not saved to your account. Download your drawing as PNG and your typed notes as TXT before leaving or refreshing. They are separate files. Do not enter private information.
Open a picture saved on this device to draw on it again. Opening replaces the drawing, but Undo can restore it. PNG only, up to 4 MB and 4096 × 4096 pixels. The picture stays in this browser; it is not uploaded. Paper lines in a saved picture become part of that picture.
Clear the drawing? Your typed notes will stay. You can undo this action.
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Open a UTF-8 TXT file from this device, up to 40 KB and 10,000 characters. It stays in this browser. Opening can be undone until you type again. Downloads keep a new copy; they do not change the file you opened.
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