Abstract:

This study aims to explore the ways to develop the thought of high school students in their free writing studies in terms of class, gender, room ownership, internet use rate and monthly book reading variables. The study was conducted with high school students of 7th and 8th classes. The research data is made up of the studies of 7th and 8th grade high school students who studied in the Zonguldak province in the 2017-2018 Education-Teaching year. The sample is an easy-to-accessful sample consisting of 626 students to cover the province, district and rural schools. Students were used as a data collection tool for the work paper they created with the work of free writing that they could easily express themselves with their free writing work. Documents analysis and the techniques to develop the thought that students use in writing studies have also been identified by a field expert outside of researchers. In the research method used by the karma research method, quantum data was supported by quality data. According to the study, the rate of use of ways to develop thought in the written narratives of high school 7 and 8 classes is low. In both classes the comparative technique is the most commonly used technique, while in 7 classes the identification is the lowest use rate of the witness technique in 8 classes. As the class level rises, it turns out that the use of techniques to develop thought increases. and 8. The involvement of activities that emphasize the use of ways to develop thought in the classroom can enable students to write convincing texts. Therefore, choosing the type of writing and subjects in which students can use methods of thinking development will guide them to use the techniques of thinking development.

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