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Elementary education is the base of writing education. Starting from primary grades, students are directed to writing. Also those writing studies are extended through the nd and 3th grades. In 4th and 5th grades students are expected to write one or two paragraphs. This education continues in the secondary school by providing the students with the opinions about genres and planning and extending writing topics. The purpose of this study was to examine the mistakes that secondary school students make when writing. In this regard, 193 students who attended three schools in the centre of Kütahya are wanted to write using Writing Evaluation Scale. The results of the study indicated that students mostly made spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation mistakes. Furthermore, the findings also revealed that gender and socio-economic status had a significant effect on writing. In the light of study findings, what can be done to enhance students’ writing skills are discussed

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