THE EFFECT OF 6+1 TRAIT WRITING MODEL ON UNDERGRADUATE AFFILIATED STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE OF ABUBAKAR TATARI ALI POLYTECHNIC BAUCHI IN NARRATIVE ESSAY WRITING

The paper examines the effect of the 6+1 Traits Writing Model on the performance of undergraduate affiliated students with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi of Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic Bauchi. The paper synthesis theoretical foundation instructional strategies and empirical findings related to the model. The population of 833 students (200 level) from science base class and technical bae class with a sample of 90 – 95 students assigned to Experimental and Control groups. The Experimental group received eight weeks intervention training on 6+1 models while the Control group maintain its conventional methods. Writing achievement was measured through pre- and post-tests scored with analytic rubrics covering overall performance, content (ideas), organisation, expression (voice and word choice), and mechanical accuracy (conventions). Results indicated statistically significant positive effects of the model on overall written English performance, content development, organisation, and expression. No significant difference was found for mechanical accuracy. The paper argues that the 6+1 Traits Model is particularly well suited to narrative essay writing because its emphasis on ideas, organisation, voice, word choice, and sentence fluency directly supports the storytelling, chronological structure, and reader engagement required in narratives. Recommendations include the adoption of the model by English language instructors in polytechnics and affiliated undergraduate programmes, supplementation with explicit mechanics instruction, and further research on long-term retention and genre-specific applications.