Abstract: This study, based on an experiment on high school students, intends to explore an effective and feasible learning strategy of writing for high school learners in China. The research has been designed to figure out what effect recitation method has on students’ English writing and what optimizing function of recitation in senior school English writing. The thesis first gives an introduction to the theoretical basis of recitation. Then there is a brief introduction to methods of recitation. The following sections are a relatively detailed analysis of advantages discovered in using extensive recitation. The result of the study demonstrates that recitation can be implemented as an important element in high school’s English learning.

Key word:  writing; recitation; functions

摘要：本论文以高中学生为研究对象，围绕高中英语写作问题，采用背诵这一教学方法和策略，力图探明背诵对写作的功效，以期为广大学生探寻出一种切合实际的有效地写作学习方法。本研究针对“背诵对高中英语写作的优化作用”进行了初步的探讨。首先介绍了关于背诵的相关理论，接着分析了背诵的有效方法，最后总结了背诵的优化作用。通过本次研究，论证背诵对高中英语写作语言能力的功效。

关键词：高中英语写作；背诵；作用