The  aim  of  this  study  was  to  investigate  the  higher  order  thinking  skills  (HOTS) strategies  used  by  the  ESL  teachers  to  teach  writing  using  the  module  developed.  Analysis of ESL students’ performance was carried out after using the module. This study also  analysed the teacher’s and students’ perception of using the HOTS module developed  for  teaching   writing  to  weak  learners  in  selected  national  schools  in Malaysia. The HOTS module was  developed based on Bloom’s Taxonomy focusing on cognitive as the main domain of learning. The  activities in the module were developed based  on  the  themes  stipulated  in  the  English   language  curriculum.  A  qualitative approach with a case study design was used for this study.  Two ESL teachers from Kedah and Johor were chosen using snowball sampling method as studied  subjects. Classroom observations, semi-structured interviews for ESL.....

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