41 writing. In my opinion, I agree with the whole ideas of the writers written in this
chapter. One thing that I would like to say, actually not every body is able to be a writers. But every body has to do the endeavor to be a writer, especially the
intellectuals.
C. Writing is collaborating
Writing is collaborating. This is the title of this chapter. In this chapter the writers try to give a paradigm that writing can be done collaboratively. Actually this
is not a new one in academic activity. Some one need friends or others to read and check what he or she writes. In this case, however, the writers provide a new
technique in collaborative writing. This technique guidance given by writers can help students to practice and to improve their writing ability.
Lowry 2004 defined collaborative writing as working in a group as small as two or as large as one can imagine to create a document. The group members can
work in a synchronous environment face to face, at the same computer, in the same classroom or asynchronous discussion board, email, letters. According to the
writers, as a matter of fact, writing collaboratively is better than writing individually especially for the beginner writers. Social learning in a group of collaborative
writing may help each others to share the knowledge and experience since everybody has his or her own potentiality.
On the other hand like what have been explained in the first chapter, not all students are comfortable to write collaboratively. Since they are shame to show
what he or she writes to others, it is difficult to do a collaborative writing. Otherwise, collaborative writing also has its dangers. In any group activity, there are
problems of scheduling, communication, and conflicts. To write effectively, collaborative writers may need to incorporate into the process of writing, such as a
realistic schedule, someone to manage, the procedures and responsibilities, etc.
D. Avoiding Peccadillo, Throwing Away Composition Garbage
Based on the title of this chapter “Avoiding Peccadillo”, this is the unique of the writers. The style of language used by the writers make this book special and
different from others. The peccadillo and the garbage in a composition need to be considered by the student who wants to be a good writer. What the writers says in
this chapter is true that most of students are reluctant to check what he or she has been written.
I agree with the writers that one of the causes makes students reluctant to write is that they are not patient in finishing the process of writing. Like what Vidal
said, “I am an obsessive writer, doing one draft and then another draft and another, usually five. In a way, I have nothing to say but a great deal to add.” It means that
writing is not a spontaneous capability. There is a process that needs our seriousness to passing it.
In This chapter the writers invites the students or the intellectual candidates to pay their attention to the peccadillo in writing. The peccadillo in writing
according to the writers is such as punctuation marks, the carefulness in writing and so on.
One of the solutions to avoid this failure is through collaborative writing. When we write collaboratively, we still have chance to let the others to reread or to
check our writing. Actually it needs inuring. The students have to be accustomed to writing collaboratively. At least there are three benefits of collaborative writing:
42 1. It mirrors real-world writing situations where professionals often cooperate on
presentations, reports, and projects. 2. Group work provides instant feed back and a sense of audience- elements often
missing from the writing experience. 3. The reactions of peers help student writers understand they are writing for
community of readers, not merely for their instructor. http:www.swc.utexas.eduassignmentscollaboration.shtml
E. Collaborative or Not, Write
