Applying Self-assessment to Improve Teenagers Students’ Writing Skill: research Report

Abstract

The lesson plan implemented in this project took over four weeks divided into three class hours to write a paragraph with at least 50 words. This paragraph should use the simple present tense in both affirmative and negative forms incorporating vocabulary related to sports, family members and likes and dislikes. According to the guidelines of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) students from A1 level, “can give information in writing about matters of personal relevance (e.g. likes and dislikes, family, pets) using simple words and basic expressions. They can also write simple isolated phrases and sentences” (Council of Europe, 2018, p. 75). First, students wrote a narrative about their families without any guidance from the teacher to identify their writing skill level. The teacher used a checklist to evaluate student’s pre-test. Then, the teacher trained students to improve their writing skills according to the topic given. Furthermore, students worked with some specific activities that developed their structure, grammar and vocabulary. Students were also explained about the use of self-assessment, what it is used for, and its importance to improve their performance after this process.