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e. Real writing
In real writing, writing is designed for communicative purposes. The writing product has real audience who, later, will read the result of the writing. In
the classroom, the example of real writing can be writing letters, post cards, diaries, personal letters, etc.
9. Roles of the Teacher
A teacher has a number of roles in a writing classroom. As it is proposed by Harmer 2007: 41, the tasks are presented below.
a. Demonstrating
As it is stated in modelling of the text stage, the teacher has to be able to demonstrate writing conventions and features of specific types of genre in writing.
When the teacher exposes the students to those features, the students will be gradually familiar. Then, the teacher has built the awareness of the features of
certain genres upon the students.
b. Motivating
There will be a time in which the students run out of idea. They do not know what to write and they are confused of what to do. If the time has come, the
teacher should be a motivator. The teacher should be able to ignite the students’ idea and cheer them up. This can be done by the teacher when the students are to
do the independent writing. In independent construction of the text, the teacher role is to help the students who find difficulties and motivating them.
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c. Supporting
Supporting the students means that the teacher gives reassurance to the students while they are writing in the classroom. The teacher is available
whenever the students need himher in the classroom. The teacher is always ready to help the students when the students find difficulties in writing. This role can be
done in joint construction of the text where the students are dealing with practices.
d. Responding
In responding students’ writing, it is time for the teacher to give suggestions. It is not time for judging and grading the students writing. The
teacher merely passes comments on students’ writing. The comments are aimed to tell the students of how well they have done with their writing. The suggestion
can be given during joint construction of the text stage in which the students are doing guided writing.
e. Evaluating
Acting as an evaluator, the teacher may grade students writing. The teacher shows which part of their work that need to be improved. The teacher
marks the mistakes in students writing. The mistakes are not always grammatical. Therefore, the teacher can do this in independent construction of the text stage.
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10. Assessing Students’ Writing
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