Processes of Guided Writing
responses toward writing. They got difficulty in transferring their ideas into written language. They lacked vocabulary. They got difficulty in applying the
grammatical rule. During the observation, the researcher found that students were less motivated in writing. They felt that writing was difficult.
From those problems, the researcher and the English teacher of SMPN 6 Magelang decided to implement guided writing to improve
students’ writing skills. There are many advantages of implementing guided writing in the teaching
and learning process. In guided writing, they get more support and guidance from the teacher while doing writing activities. They get models or examples that show
what they have to do in writing. Their vocabulary mastery are involved in the process of writing preparation so that they might build their self-confidence in
composing writing. They also get language based exercises. It may enhance their grammatical awareness and sentence structure knowledge of a second language.
To conclude, in this research study, the researcher implemented guided writing to improve
students’ writing skills in terms of content, organization, vocabulary and sentence structure. Guided writing also improved
students’ motivation.
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