Students sit in the authors chair to share their writing.
2.2.5 Evaluating Writing
The analysis of the writing assignments was based on categories for evaluating writing described in Brown 2001:357 adapted from J. D Brown 1991. The
categories for evaluating writing are: 1. Content
a. use of description and expression b. development of ideas
c. appropriate subject matte 2. Organization
a. introduction , conclusion b. appropriate length
c. logical sequence of ideas 3. Discourse
a. fluency, cohesion 4. Syntax
a. proper use of word forms, word orde 5. Vocabulary
a. choice and range of words
6. Mechanics a. spelling and punctuation
Table 2.2 Criteria of Writing Scoring
Content 30
Organization 20
Vocabulary 20
Syntax 25
Mechanics 5
Total 100
Based on the scoring above, it can be known that the range of each level is not in the same range. The final score of the students writing is to determine to what
students are successful learning writing or not.
2.2.6 Types of GenreWriting There are some type genres of writing text:
Table 2.3 Types of Genre Writing
Genre Purpose
Recount To retell something that happened in the past and to
tell a series of past event, Procedure
To help readers how to do or make something
completely. Narrative
To amuse or entertain the readers and to tell a story Description
To describe a particular person, place or thing in detail.
Report To presents information about something, as it is
Explanation To explain the processes involved in the formation or
working of natural or socio-cultural phenomena.
Exposition To give argument for why a thesis has been proposed
2.2.7 Descriptive Text According to Linda Gerot and Peter Wignell 1994:208 Descriptive text is a kind of
text with a purpose to give information. The context of this kind of text is the description or particular thing, animal, person, or others, for instance: our pets or a
person we know well.
2.2.8 Generic Structure
According to Jenny Hammond or Special Purposes 1992:96 the generic Structure of Descriptive Text consists of Identification and Description.
a Identification : Identifies phenomenon to described
b Description : Describes parts, qualities, characteristic, etc.
2.2.9 Language Features
Kategori