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B. Problem Identification
The importance of writing English paper for the students of grade XI of Seminari Pius XII Kisol is based on the internal policy of Seminari Pius XII
Kisol. It is stated in its vision and mission. It can be the concern of the teachers and the students to finish an English paper. But the problem is there is no specific
internal curriculum of teaching writing to achieve the target. The teachers do not supply the materials to improve students writing skill. In fact the students do not
have the basic theories, concepts, and practical tasks to support them in producing an English paper. They do not know the important elements to produce writing.
They do not have a specific guidance to write an English paper. Realizing the problem, the curriculum must provide the instructional
material of writing course. The elements of writing that must be known by the students are the process how to create a sentence, how to create a topic, how to
make a thesis statement, how to organize a topic sentence, and how to produce supporting details. Other information that they must know are the knowledge to
compose a paragraph and the knowledge to determine the kinds of paragraph.
C. Problem Limitation
The instructional materials are for the students of grade XI in SMA Seminari Pius XII Kisol Manggarai Timur Flores. The focus of the materials is on
writing skill. The instructional materials that are designed can be a reference for the students to write an English paper when they are in grade XII.
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D. Problem Formulation
Referring to the background above, the research problem can be formulated as follow:
What is the ideal of instructional materials to teach writing to the students of grade XI of SMA Seminari Pius XII Kisol?
E. Research Objectives
1. The research aims to find out what writing tasks will be ideal for the students of grade XI of SMA Seminari Pius XII Kisol.
2. The research aims at explaining how a set writing tasks to develop students of grade XI of SMA Seminari Pius XII Kisol is designed.
F. The Benefits of the Study