religious, but, because they are stories, they also belong to literature, especialy to narrative, fictional and dramatic literature with internal characters. It make no
difference to its relation to literature whatever a myth is believe to be true or false. Classical mythology became purely literary after the religions associated with it
died, but from literay point of view we may speak Christian and Hindu mythology even when the attitude toward it is also one of religiouse acceptance.
Addapted from: Northrop Frye, “Mythand Poetry
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4. The Role of Writing in Language Learning
Writing has many significant function. Here are the significant funtion of writing:
a. Writing is a tool for discovery. The writer stimulates their thought process by
the act of writing and tap into information and images they have in their unconsiuous minds.
b. Writing generates new ideas by helping the writer to make connections and
see relationships. c.
Writing help the writer to organize their ideas and clarify conceps. By writing down ideas they can arrange them in coherrent form.
d. Writing down ideas allow the writer to distance overselves from them and
evaluate them. e.
Writing help the writer to absob process information: when they about a topic, they learn it better.
f. Writing enable the writer to solve problems: by putting the elements of the
problem into a written form, they can exemine and manipulate the problem. g.
Writing on a subject makes us active learners rathertahn passive receiver informatiom.
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CHAPTER III SCHOOL PROFILE
A. The Description of the School
“SMAN 1 Rumpin Bogor” is a public school. It belongs to department of Education. SMAN 1 Rumpin located on Jl. Prada Abdullah Rumpin, Bogor. The
school was established on June 23 1987. There are 28 teachers which teach 363 students in “SMAN 1 Rumpin Bogor”
which divided into three grade 144 students in first grade, 113 students in second grade, and 106 students in third grade.
The school consists of 22 rooms. They are 9 classrooms, 1 laboratory, 1 library, 1 art room, 1 “UKS” room, 1 counseling room, 1 headmaster room, 1
teacher room, 1 administration room, 1 OSIS room, and 4 restroom.
B. Vision and Mission
1. Vision
To make all the school members religious, dignified, smart and discipline.
2. Mission
a. Achieving curriculum development.
b. Developing the physic, mental, and spirit based on faith and “taqwa” to
Allah. c.
Developing the academic ability, sport, culture, and art with school as the optimal education environment.
d. Achieving the conductive environment for teaching and learning
process.
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