We turn once again to the taxonomy of micro and macro skills that will assist you to define the
ultimate criterion of assessment procedure. The earlier micro skills apply more appropriately to
imitative and intensive types of writing task, while macro skills are essential for the successful mastery
of responsive and extensive writing.
2.2.3.2. Stages of the Writing Process
Writing is the difficult subject for the beginners like the junior high school students. Therefore, the teacher is suggested to use the proper strategy which
makes the students easier in applying the writing process. It is similar to the statement of Meyers. 2005:2 that:
Writing is partly a talent, but it‟s mostly a skill, and like any skill it improves with practice. Writing is
also an action – a process of discovering and
organizing your ideas, putting them on paper, and reshaping and revising them.
From the statement above, actually writing needs several steps such as pre writing, while writing and post writing. According to the Meyers words. 2005:3
Writing is much like speaking – a way to discover
and communicate your ideas. Unlike speaking, however, it doesn‟t happen all at once… You must
present your ideas in logical order. You must read what you write and then rewrite it until you express
your meaning strongly and clearly. Any good paragraph or essay goes through many stages before
it finished. First, you may simply explore ideas as you put them into words, list, or chart.
The five stages in writing are: 1 Explore ideas, 2 prewriting, 3 organize, 4 write a first paragraph, 5 revise the draft, 6 edit and produce the final copy.
After the students finished revising their paragraph, they can begin the final copy. Hogue 1996:7 state that there are several steps in the revising process; first, the
students can check the meaning then read the paragraph silently.Next, check the mechanics. Read the paragraph silently again. This time look for the mistakes in
punctuation, grammar, and spelling. If you find any mistakes, fix them. Third, have your partner check the meaning. Read the paragraph aloud to the
partner. Ask your partner, if any information is incorrect or if any sentences are unclear. If the answer is yes, make changes.Finally, have your partner check the
mechanic. Ask your partner to read your paragraph silently and to check it for the mistakes in punctuation and spelling. If he or she finds any mistakes, fix them. If
you and your partner don‟t agree about possible mistakes, ask a third student or the teacher
2.2.5. Descriptive text
