Moreover, they did not use dictionaries effectively in order to find appropriate words in creating meaningful sentences in the text. The problems
with mechanics were they tend to forget to use the correct punctuation in the sentences.
The last problem was the low motivation of the students in English. The students felt that English was difficult subject. It made them rarely pay
attention in class because they did not like the subject. Considering their problems in writing skills, the researcher thought
that there should be an effort to improve the stud ents’ writing ability. To
solve these problems, the researcher decided to implement graphic organizers in the teaching and learning process. The researcher believes that graphic
organizers would improve their writing ability, especially in the terms of delivering and organizing ideas.
C. Limitation Of The Problem
Based on the identification of the problems, it was stated that there were two main problems in writing skills of students Grade VIII SMP N 5
Wates. They were problem of their low writing skills and also their low motivation in writing. However, it was impossible for researcher to solve all
of the students’ problems in writing. Therefore, the researcher would only solve the students’ problem regarding to their writing skills. To improve their
low writing skills, the teacher would implement graphic organizers technique.
D. Formulation Of The Problem
This research attempts to answer the following question: How can graphic organizers be implemented to improve the students’ writing
skills in Grade VIII at SMP N 5 Wates?
E. Objective Of The Study
Related to the formulation of the problem, the objective of the research is to improve the writing skills of Grade VIII students at SMP N 5 Wates by
using graphic organizers.
F. Significance Of The Study
The researcher expects that this study will give a valuable contribution to the following parties.
1. Theoretically a. to the English Education Department of Yogyakarta State University,
the researcher expects that the result of this study can be used as a reference related to the topic of writing skills especially on the use of
graphic organizers.
b. to other researchers who want to conduct similar research, the researcher expects that the result of this study can be used as a reference in doing their
research.
2. Practically
a. to the students of Grade VIII at SMP N 5 Wates, the researcher expects that this research will improve their writing skills.
b. to the English teacher especially at SMP N 5 Wates, the researcher expects that the research will be a new insight in terms of writing
teaching technique. c. to the researcher herself, this study is expected to give her an
experience in doing action research.
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