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which it was produce d” p. 8. It means that writing should have a characteristic
or criteria which make it suitable to be said a good writing.
b. Teaching Writing
According to Tiedt 1989, there are six basic understandings about the writing process p. 3-7. They are 1 students learn to write by writing, 2 writing
expresses thinking, 3 students learn to write by reading, 4 writing is not easy, 5 writing can be taught and 6 writing is a way of learning in classrooms. The
explanation of basic understanding about the writing process as follows:
1 Students learn to write by writing
Tiedt 1989 points out that the students have to experience the writing process by themselves. They should write and apply the writing process in order
to have the real situation so they can learn and understand it p. 3-4.
2 Writing expresses thinking
Tiedt 1989 says that thinking and writing have a close relationship. Children in an early age are easy to absorb many things. They can speak and think
easier because they are in a growth period. They should express their ideas and thoughts in a written form in order to make them aware with their abilities p. 4.
3 Students learn to write by reading
Tiedt 1989 states that students need imagination to start writing. By reading books, students can gather their ideas and find their topics. It will be
useful for them to construct their ideas and start to write p. 4-5.
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4 Writing is not easy
Tiedt 1989 argues that writing is the most difficult skill. It happens because when people start writing, they should gather and generate their ideas.
They should think what they want to write about and compose the sentence grammatically correct. It makes writing become the most difficult skill p. 6.
5 Writing can be taught
According to Tiedt 1989, writing can be learned by the students. The teacher can teach the students about everything in writing through many
strategies. The students and the teacher can discuss the material together in a classroom p. 6.
6 Writing is a way of learning
Tiedt 1989 points out that writing is a method of learning in classroom. Student can express their ideas through writing. It happens not only in English
subject but also in Biology and History subjects p. 7.
c. The Approaches to Writing
