applied to written material.”
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Thus, mind mapping will really help the students before they write something.
Based on the definitions above, the writer assumes that the definition of mind mapping is a form of outline described by picture or
diagram which is made to develop the idea about something from the general into specific one.In case of teaching a written material, a mind
mapping will be an effective technique to help the teacher in stimulating the students’ way of thinking before writing a text.
b. The Purpose of Mind Mapping
The purpose of using mind mapping before writing something is to organize the ideas of the writer properly. In his words, Buzan said that mind
map help writers to make a distinction between their mental storage capacity, and their mental storage efficiency. Therefore, in case of writing essay, the
mind map will be useful for the students’ ability in generating some clues related to the writing that shehe interested to write.
c. The Types of Mind Mapping
There are many kinds of mind mapping; they are radial mind maps, right-columnar mind maps, and left-columnar mind maps.
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1 Radial Mind Maps Radial mind maps arrange topics from a central topic out radially in
both the left and right directions:
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Figure 2.1: Radial Mind Maps
2 Right-Columnar Mind Maps Right-columnar mind maps arrange topics from top to bottom on the
right side of the central topic:
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Figure 2.2: Right-Columnar Mind Maps 3 Left-Columnar Mind Maps
Left-columnar mind maps arrange topics from top to bottom on the left side of the central topic.
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Figure 2.3: Left-Columnar Mind Maps
3. The Procedure of Teaching Writing Using Mind Mapping
There are several procedures of teaching writing using mind mapping that the teacher could apply in the class,
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they are: 1.
Explain Mind Mapping The teacher needs to explain about mind mapping using example and
comparing it to regular brainstorming. Brainstorming is an activity with which most people are familiar. The object in brainstorming is to compile
as large a list as possible of potential examples for a given topic. This is a great activity to do in small groups or with the entire class
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The students could make the mind mapping started from the topic in the middle, and
then proceeds with keywords that branch off the main topic idea. 2.
Making Choice The next procedure that the teacher could do is to ask the students to
evaluate how they feel about what is on their mind map. The teacher might ensure them about what ideas that they might want to write about.
So, the teacher could tell the students to be not included everything that
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is on the mind map; the students could erase, edit, and revise it as they move forward.
3. Begin Writing After the students clearly understand to the ideas that they have put in
their mind map, the teacher could ask them to begin writing. They could use much of the same language they have already written down. It makes
the task of composition much more manageable and gives them a concrete tool to reference. Students generally move from the mind map
activity into the writing process with more enthusiasm and more direction.
4. Adapting it
The teacher of writing could use mind mapping based on the level of students shehe met. For example, the students of lower level could use
mind map by attracted them with the colors or picture that they could make creatively. For student of higher level, the technique of mind map
could be used before they write several kinds of writing such as essay, speech writing, or for organizing presentation.
B. The Theoretical Framework
Writingan essay is a part of academic writing which students of certain college or high school must know about. As known, students sometimes get
difficulties when generate their ideas whether from the general one to the specific one in writing such academic work. It also can be a problem which is
faced by the teacher when teaching writing. Therefore, there are several techniques which could be applied in the teaching of writing essay.
One of those techniques is using mind mapping. Not only the techniqueis good for the students, but also it could be an effective way to the
teacher when teaching about writing especially writing an essay. Actually, using mind mapping before doing some writing assignments has been
commonly known for several people. Therefore, in this case the writer
