Compléter Skilled and Unskilled WritersVersion en ligne This is an activity to identify the characteristics of skilled and unskilled writers. par Guillermina Ocampo 1 Skilled Unskilled Unskilled Unskilled Skilled Unskilled Unskilled Skilled Unskilled Skilled 1 . writers tend to focus on the mechanics of grammar , punctuation , spelling and vocabulary . 2 . writers are less able to anticipate the likely problems of the reader . 3 . writers review their drafts at the sentence and paragraph level . 4 . writers tend to limit themselves to teach - generated rules and modifications of lexis . 5 . writers spend time planning the task . 6 . writers spend little time planning . 7 . writers write quickly and fluently . 8 . writers spend little time reviewing , review only short segments of the text . 9 . writers revise at all levels of lexis , sentence and discourse . 10 . writers do not make major revisions in the direction or focus of the text .