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This study aimed to determine the effect of the story mapping technique on creative writing skills of the 7th grade students. For this purpose, the study was designed in a quasi-experimental model with pretest-posttest control group. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 37 students in two different 7th grade classes in a lower secondary school in a city center in the Central Anatolian Region in the second half of 2022-2023 academic year. Six story maps were used for the students of the experimental group throughout the implementation. The study lasted 8 weeks in total, including the pre-test and post-test stages. Creative writing activities were carried out the students in the experimental group using the story mapping technique, while the students in the control group were asked to write creatively without any guidance. The data were obtained by evaluating the creative writing of the students using the "Creative Writing Assessment Rubric". As a result of the study, it was determined that the writing scores of the experimental group in which the story mapping technique was used differed significantly compared to the control group. Additionally, it was among the findings of the study that gender did not make a difference on the writing scores of students in the experimental and control groups.

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