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There are a number of theoretical principles and class room practices that are central to a writing pedagogy. It is necessary to take into account the academic literature on the topic and apply to real-life situations. The theoretical principles and classroom practices that this essay will be looking at are: socio-cultural nature of language, functional grammar, spelling and scaffolding. Writing and language more generally, is influenced by culture and society. Language is reflective of the society in which it was produced; this is believed by Kress (1998). Therefore language learning and writing in the classroom should allow students to practice both jointly and independently the values of community, negotiation, discussion, reflection, critical review, persuasion and argument. Reflecting on these values emphasises the importance of socially valued attributes and skills. Writing is a Sociocultural Phenomenon as social values from the very constitution of the texts we read, interpret, understand and value. Campbell and Green (2000, p. 74) state that in order to empower out students, we as teachers must use ¡§relevant words and structures to meet the purposes of their communication¡K in practical and purposeful manner.¡¨ The