Students’ strategies and competence in writing compositions maribel Fontiveros-Malana, Ph. D

Content/Language 1 The student developed the descriptive composition using appropriate sensory details to develop the topic. 2 The student used strong verbs, precise nouns, appropriate modifiers to create a vivid picture about the topic. Sequence/Organization 1 The student demonstrated very comprehensible organizational pattern. 2 The student demonstrated exceptional consistency in mood. Grammar/Mechanics 1 The student committed minor errors in grammar. 2 The student had appropriate word choice. 3 The student used punctuation marks correctly.	34 29.46 40 28.78 26 18.71 26 18.71 31 21.30 33 23.74 23 16.55	89 64.03 84 60.43 98 70.50 108 77.70 68 48.92 88 63.31 99 71.22
16 11.51 15 10.79 15 17.27 5 3.30 40 28.78 18 12.95 17 12.23

Discussion:

In writing descriptive composition, the students are quite good. With a high percentage value of 77.70 for sequence/organization, this would mean that the students, aside from they know well their adjectives, they can develop their composition with appropriate modifiers to create a vivid picture about the topic . Although they have major errors in grammar, they, nevertheless, have usual consistency in mood and few improperly used punctuation marks. However, the students need to improve the use of sensory details and grammar.
Table 5. Level of competence of students in writing explanatory composition.

Criteria	Beginning (1) F %	Developing (3) F %	Skilled (5) F %