Types of Writing Task

claimed that writing in the language becomes a complicated activity because writing involves meaningful segments of language: words, sentences, grammar, and how to transfer those segments of language into written forms. The goal of the teaching writing skill can be achieved through some approaches. Harmer 2001:25 says that there are two approaches in teaching writing. They are focusing on the product of the writing process and focusing on the writing process itself. He states that focusing on the writing process leads those which support a process approach in writing. However, the teachers have to pay attention to the various stages of any piece of the writing process. There are many conceptions dealing with the writing process. In developing a piece of writing, a writer faces several stages to do. Those stages can be referred to the process of writing. Richards and Renandya 2002: 316 state the process of writing as a classroom activity includes the basic writing stages. Those basic writing stages are planning, drafting, revising, and editing. In the same line, Harmer 2004: 4-6 mentions that writing process has four main elements. They are planning, drafting, editing, and final version. Planning is the first process of stating the writing process. It is the most important stage because a writer plans what heshe is going to write by choosing and narrowing a topic. It also includes the process of gathering information and organizing it. To start writing, a writer has to plan and consider the purpose, audience, and content structure. Then, the next element is drafting. Drafting is the process of writing in the first version. It is often done on the assumption that it will be developed later. Therefore, a writer may produce a number of drafts on the way to the final version in order to produce a good writing. Then, he reflects and revises his draft to make appropriate revisions considering the grammar, capitalization, punctuation, spelling, etc. Revising can include adding, deleting, rearranging, or substituting words, sentences, and even entire paragraphs to make his writing more accurately represent the ideas. Finally, he produces his final version. In addition, the students cannot only concern with their final output in writing, they should deal with the process or steps of writing in producing good writing in terms of language, content, and purpose. Hyland 2004:10 describes the stages of writing to give students clear understanding that the writing process is important to produce a good writing. The first stage is selecting a topic which can be done by both students and teachers. Students can find their own topic or with teachers‟ assistance. Otherwise, teachers can decide the topic that students should use to write. The next stage is prewriting. Before the students start writing, they do brainstorming, collecting data, note-taking, and outlining. The third stage is composing or drafting. In this stage, the students start to write down their ideas on paper. The next stage is responding to revisions. The review can be conducted by teachers or peers. It is about responding to ideas, organization of the text, and text styles. The next stage is proofreading and editing. There will be checking and correcting the form, the evidences, the layout, and so on. After conducting the stage of proofreading and editing, it means that they have finished their writing, it is the time to step on to the seventh stage, which is the evaluation. The teachers judge the progress that they achieve within the process. They should get their