a group work. This strategy trains the students to work together in group. The students make group consisting of four or five students. Applying the strategy in
classroom it is expected to make the students more interested in writing narrative text.
1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic
Writing is one of skills needed in the process of learning language. Writing also helps the students to remember many things. It is the process of transferring ideas
to show information. In the learning and teaching process, the students should not only give information orally, but also they are demanded to give information in
written text. If the students only can listen and speak, but they don‟t write words,
how can the students transfer information? In this case, the students should be given the training of writing, especially
writing English texts. The training is going to make the students easier to write acceptable English texts. Then, it can show how the development of the writing
skill. In this way, writing is needed skill when learners study language. Many strategies can be used to teach writing, especially in English subject.
One strategy can be applied by the teacher is Think-Talk-Write. Think-Talk-Write is introduced by Hunker. This strategy asks the students learn cooperatively with
their friends in a group. After they discuss in the group, they are able to write texts of their own. It is expected to encourage the
students‟ motivation in writing narrative texts. Using this strategy in a classroom is hoped that the students enjoy
learning with others. It makes learning English easier.
1.3 Research Problems
The research problems of this study can be formulated as follows: 1.
How is think-talk-write strategy implemented to teach narrative texts writing? 2.
How is the improvement of the students‟ motivation after being taught think- talk-write strategy?
1.4 Purposes of the Study
The objectives of the study are as follows: 1.
To describe the implementation of think-talk-write in narrative texts writing. 2.
To describe the improvement of the students‟ motivation after being taught think-talk-write strategy.
1.5 Significance of the Study
This study will give advantages for the students, the teachers, the readers, and also the writer.
First for the students, they have a new way to learn English, especially in writing narrative texts. They can apply the strategy to write text well. They also
are going to have the good writing when they are usually trained to write. They are going to have better motivation to learn English.
Second for the teachers, it gives insight how to teach writing through another strategy. Teachers use Think, Talk, Write as the teaching strategy to give
attractive learning. It could make their learning in the classroom is more enjoyable and interesting.
Third, the advantage for the readers is that they could get knowledge after reading this study.
Fourth, the advantages for the researcher are that she could get the special experience when she is supposed to teach the students in Senior High School. The
researcher can apply a better teaching skill for the students.
1.6 Definition of Terms
