THE SUITABILITY OF ACHIEVEMENTS OF WRITING SKILLS IN 2006 TURKISH COURSE SYLLABUS (GRADES 6, 7, 8.) TO CREATIVE WRITING

The goal of this study is to analyze the convenience of the writing achievements in the Turkish Course (for 6-8thgrades) Syllabus to the creative writing. In the study, the data was obtained by documentary screening method, also consulted to experts for their opinions. The data was analysed with descriptive document review. Out of 42 writing skills in the Syllabus, those appropriate for creative writing were determined by expert opinions. Accordingly, only ten of them were concluded to be suitable for creative writing and these were examined for their suitability for creative writing by handling one by one. Out of 42 objectives related to writing skills in the syllabus, the following were determined to be suitable for creative writing skill: he/she is able to tell events and information in order, he/she is able to state cause and effect relationship in his/her writing, he/she is able to state purpose and effect relationship in his/her writing, he/ she is able to plan his/her writing based on a main theme, he/she is able to support his/ her main idea with supporting notions, he/she is able to support his/her text with visual material, he/she is able to write on events, he/she is able to write about his/her opinions (essays), he/she is able to write poetry, he/she is able to express his/her ideas, emotions, fantasies impressions and experiences via writing. In the study, it is concluded that; out of writing skills in the syllabus, those appropriate for creative writing are relatively at low level.