Hughes, 2003:102. In other words, the use of an analytical scoring requires the teacher to pay more attention on the aspects of writing that are some neglected. As a
result, by using analytical method, both the researcher and the English teacher as the raters were able to give the scores on the students‟ writing in detailed. Additionally,
by giving scores for each aspect would make the result of writing scoring more accurate and credible because it provided and showed information about the
strengths and the weakness in writing through those scores. Therefore, it was useful for the English teacher
to improve students‟ skills that were perceived as poor and it was also a good way for students to know how they can improve their writing.
3.5.2 Interview
Interview was a method to collect the supporting data of this research. Supporting data of this research was the data obtained through the available data that
had been collected by or through another person. It was also the data that supported the primary data of this research. Thus, the interview of this research belonged to the
supporting data since the information obtained through this method was gained from the informant of this research and used to support the primary data.
According to Nazir 2009:193-194, interview is a process for obtaining the data of the research by doing question and answer between the interviewer and the
interviewee using the interview guide. In short, the interview method was used to obtain the supporting data in this research in which the interview can be defined as a
method that involves the process of asking and answer some questions from the interviewer to the interviewee.
Fraenkel and Wallen 2000:509 state that there are four types of interviews, namely structured interview, semi structured interview, informal interview, and
retrospective interview. This research was used structured interview in which a list of questions was used as a guide in the process of interviewing. According to Fraenkel
and Wallen 2000:509, the structured interview consists of a series of questions
designed to elicit the specific information on the part of participants. The interview was conducted with the English teacher of X MIA 1 on 22
nd
December, 2014. The interview was conducted to get the information relating to the curriculum applied at
the school, the media used in teaching writing recount text, the procedures of teaching writing recount text, the students‟ writing ability in the five aspects of
writing, the assessment of writing recount text, the scoring rubric used in scoring students‟ writing sample in that school, and the books used in teaching English. The
curriculum that used in MAN 1 Jember was Curriculum 2013. Here was the standard competence and basic competence for English, especially writing, which was used in
the first semester of tenth grade.
Table 3.1. The Standard Competence and the Basic Competence of English for the Tenth Grade
Standard Competence Basic Competence
6. Expressing the meaning of the text
in short and essay in the form of recount,
narrative, and
the procedure in the context of daily
life. 6.1 Expressing meaning in the form of
formal and informal short functional text such as
announcements, advertisements , invitations
using written language accurately , fluently and acceptably
in the daily life context
6.2 Expressing the meaning and rhetorical steps in essay by using
written language accurately, fluently, and acceptably in the daily
life context - days in text form of recount, narrative, and procedure
3.5.3 Documentation
