The Teaching of Writing in Junior High School
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assessment. Classroom evaluation of learning is best served through analytic scoring, in which as many as six major elements of writing are scored Brown,
2004:243. In this scoring method, the learners will get advantages because they can see their weaknesses and their strengths. This will be the plus point of
analytical scoring method. In this research, the researcher will use analytical scoring method in which
the researcher will assess students’ writing based on five categories, namely content, organization, vocabulary, language use, and mechanics. Jacobs et al.,
1981 in Hughes, 2002:104
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The Role of the Teacher
Brown 2001: 334 illustrates that writing is like swimming. It is because swimming and writing are skills that should be learned. Writing ability does not occur
naturally as it needs some factors such as the availability of the teacher and the involvement in a literate society. In other words, during the process of teaching and
learning writing, a teacher plays the important roles. However, the roles of the teacher can be different according to some situations and circumstances. According to
Harmer 2007:57, there are three roles of the teacher. Those are: 1 Motivator
In writing task, a teacher plays role as a motivator. It means that teachers’ job is
to motivate the students to do the writing task. To motivate the students, teachers can create the right conditions for generating the ideas, persuading them of the
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possible for maximum benefit.
2 Resource
When the students do the writing task, teachers should be ready to supply and to give advice or suggestion. This kind of role can help the students to feel that they
are always monitored by their teacher as they have progress in doing the task.
3 Feedback provider
Teachers should respond positively and encouragingly to the content of what the students have written. Teachers also should know how to give correction and
feedback to their students in order to give the appropriate correction that will make them better and will not discourage them.
To sum up, teachers play important role in teaching writing. They can play roles as a motivator, a resource, and a feedback provider. These roles should be done by
the teachers in order to facilitate and help the students learn better.