Effect of grammar-focused writing instruction on writing skills

Plan the essay. An essay plan gives students the chance to jot down ideas and key knowledge quickly and systematically. For a coursework assignment, its very important to have a good plan before writing. Students should be taught to note down salient points for different sections of the essay. This will help them sort arguments and marshal their thoughts. Once the plan is ready, the essay will seem surprisingly easy to write! A rough draft of the structure and some key ideas will make for a more concise and effective end result, and prevent your students wandering off the track as they write the all-important essay.
Time planning. Exam essays invariably have a time limit which cant be overrun. Each essay is worth a set number of marks. Impress on your students that they cant earn more by writing more, and will lose marks by not writing enough. Teach them to divide their time between the sections in their essay plan, and stick to the timetable. Even assignment essays are limited by a deadline or word count, so time management is just as important, especially if research is needed.
II. The length of an essay can seem daunting and students
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Don’t encourage padding. The length of an essay can seem daunting and students are likely to be tempted to write long-winded sentences to pad out thin material. The essay plan prevents this, in that it will remind them of so many facts, opinions, quotes and references that they’ll have more than enough information. By the same token, advise against padding of essays with textbook quotes linked by a few sentences. Remind your students repeatedly that the essay is a test of their interpretation of the issue under discussion. Too many quotes create the impression that they may have read the right books, but not necessarily understood them.
Encourage simple and straightforward writing. A simple, straightforward style is best, and facilitates writing under pressure, particularly when writing in a second language. Teach your students to start with an introduction summarising key points, then go into detail in a series of logical paragraphs, finally ending with a conclusion which brings everything together. Presentation is equally important, so use paragraphs, subheadings if necessary, and clearly label any diagrams. Teach your students to vary their writing style with questions, sentences of different lengths, quotations, examples — devices which keep the reader alert and the text fresh.