Writing is said to be one of the vital skills one must develop. Among the macro skills, writing is said to be as the neglected one for writing is a complex process. With the rise of different advanced technologies and applications, students nowadays face difficulties in expressing their thoughts and ideas in writing. One of the biggest challenges of a Junior English teacher is to teach students, who have undergone basic education, how to write and improve writing. Helping students, who are diverse learners, to improve their writing skills needs a creative strategy. Writing may not be only done inside the classroom but also outside.

The main purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of using reflective journals in improving the writing skills of the selected Grade 10 students. This study can be helpful in a way that it can contribute to improve the performance, particularly the writing skills of the grade 10 students. There are 45 respondents who came from one class section and have different levels of writing skills.

The statistical tool used to treat the data was the mean. The researcher used pre test and post test to determine the different writing skills of the students. To determine the problems encountered by students in using reflective journals, a focused-group discussion (FGD) was conducted by the researcher.

The salient findings of the study were the following:

The respondents' least mastered writing skills based on the pre test mean score is organization with a mean score of 5.9. The performance of the students after using reflective journals increased based on their post test result. The overall mean score of the post test is 7.02. Hence, the finding implies that using reflective journals is effective in enhancing the students' writing skills.

The students raised the problems they encountered in using reflective journals. They noticed that translating ideas in English is difficult. They were also poor in organizing ideas. They find it difficult for them to put their ideas in a chronological way. They were also confused of the different grammar rules.

There were activities in reflective journals with corresponding rubrics developed to engage students in the writing activity. With these activities, students will be able to express themselves more through writing. They will be able to reflect on their readings, others' opinions and the current happenings in the society

Based on the findings obtained from the data gathered, the researcher arrived at the following conclusions:

1) The least mastered writing skills of the students are

organization of ideas followed by punctuation and capitalization.

2) There is an increase in the performance of the students in after

using reflective journals.

3) The problems encountered in using reflective journals were raised by the students to further suggest intervention in the future.

4) Activities in reflective journals with corresponding rubrics were

developed and modified. This will create not only skilled writers but excellent students in the future.