AN ANALYSIS ON WRITING TASK OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK ENTITLED BRIGHT FOR THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS An Analysis On Writing Task Of English Textbook Entitled Bright For The Seventh Grade Students Of Junior High School.

AN ANALYSIS ON WRITING TASK OF ENGLISH TEXTBOOK
ENTITLED BRIGHT FOR THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS
OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

RESEARCH PAPER

Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department

by
DITA AYUK PRASTIAN
A320100192

SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2014

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MOTTO

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a
habit.
(Aristotle)

Failure is the twin brother of success, which you might have to meet more
frequently before success becomes to see you.
(Mario Teguh)

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DEDICATION

All this research paper is dedicated to:
1. Alloh SWT,
2. My beloved parents,

3. My beloved sister and brother,
4. Her dearest someone, and
5. All my friends.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb.
Alhamdulilahirobil’alamin. Praise to Allah SWT, the Almighty God for
blessing and guiding the writer in conducting this research paper, AN ANALYSIS
ON WRITING TASK OF ENGLISH TEXBOOK ENTITLED BRIGHT FOR THE
SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, as a partial
fulfillment of the requirements for getting bachelor degree in English Department
in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
The researcher would like to express her sincere gratitude to all people
who give the contribution in making this research paper. Without their
contribution the researcher is impossible to finish it. On this opportunity, the
researcher would like to express her gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M. Hum, Dean of the School of Teacher

Training and Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2. Mauly Halwat H, Ph.D., Head of English Department for the permission
of this research,
3. Drs. Djoko Srijono, M.Hum., the first consultant who has guided and
advised during the arrangement of this research from the beginning until
the end,
4. Dr. Dwi Harjanti, M.Hum., the second consultant who has guided and
advised during the arrangement of this research from the beginning until
the end,
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5. Drs. Maryadi, MA., the Academic Advisor,
6. Her beloved parents, “Ani Sumarsono and Eti Eriyantini” for giving love,
motivation, support, prayer and expanse. So the writer can finish this
research,
7. Her beloved sister, Sukma Nur Aristian, and her brothers, Yoga Erno
Wibowo, and Fano Afrian Wibowo for prayer and happiness,
8. Her best friends in Villa Princes Augen Vienna’s boarding house “Siska,
Iyah, Wiwik, Henny, Bella, Gayuh, Risa, Septi, Fitri, and Yessy”,
9. Her best friends in English Department 2010 in UMS “Yulia, Endah,

Yellis, Vika, Mei, Atina, Dyah, and Maratina” for happiness and help,
10. Her other friends “Lintang, Andina, Novi, Yundik, Wallet, Eka, Satria,
and Budi” for motivation, support, and happiness,
11. Her dearest someone “Wedar Agung Setyawan” for giving support,
motivation, and happiness, and
12. All of her friends for their support.
This research paper is far from being good and perfect, because the
researcher has limited capability. Therefore, the researcher would like to
say thanks for the opinion, suggestion, and criticism to make it better.
Wassalamualikum Wr. Wb.
Surakarta, June 2014
The researcher

Dita Ayuk Prastian

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SUMMARY

Dita Ayuk Prastian. A. 320.100.192. AN ANALYSIS OF WRITING TASK OF

ENGLISH TEXTBOOK ENTITLED “BRIGHT” FOR THE SEVENTH
GRADE STUDENTS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Research Paper.
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. 2014.

The research paper aims at describing the writing tasks that are appropriate
with the criteria suggested by Raimes in English textbook entitled Bright and
whether or not writing task in English textbook entitled Bright facilitate students
in increasing writing ability.
In analyzing the textbook, the writer uses descriptive research as the type
of research. The data is writing tasks in English textbook entitled Bright. The
method of data is document: (1) the writer reads an English textbook entitled
Bright, (2) the writer analyzes the material contained in the textbook. The writer
uses content analysis, the steps of procedure for analyzing data are as follows: (1)
finding out the writing tasks provided in the textbook, (2) giving code in the
material, (3) comparing writing task in the textbook with criteria writing task by
Raimes, (4) giving the percentage to the total of writing task in textbook, (5)
describing the writing task in the textbook is appropriate or not, (6) finding the
percentage suitable writing task with criteria writing task by Raimes, (7) drawing
conclusion based on the result of analysis, and giving some suggestion.
The result of the research shows the percentages that writing task in

English textbook entitled Bright is 64,28% because the writer finds nine criteria
from fourteen criteria. The nine criteria that are suitable are addition, question
answer, cloze test, conversion, scrambled paragraph, sentence combining, fill in
the blank without translation, free composition in writing, and write the text based
on the topic provided. The writer concludes that writing task in English textbook
entitled Bright is good and appropriate with criteria suggested by Raimes. And
also, the materials in English textbook entitled Bright facilitate the students in
increasing writing ability.
Keyword: writing task, textbook, Raimes’s theory.

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TABLE OF CONTENT
page
TITTLE ............................................................................................................................. i
APPROVAL .......................................................................................................... ii
ACCEPTANCE .................................................................................................... iii
TESTIMONY ....................................................................................................... iv
MOTTO ..................................................................................................................v
DEDICATION ...................................................................................................... vi

ACKNOWLEDGMENT .................................................................................... vii
SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... ix
TABLE OF CONTENT .........................................................................................x
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION .........................................................................1
A. Background of the Study ..........................................................1
B. Problem Statement ....................................................................2
C. Objective of the study ...............................................................2
D. Limitation of the Study .............................................................3
E. Significance of the Study..........................................................3
F. Research Paper Organization....................................................4
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE .................................6
A. Previous Study ..........................................................................6
B. Textbook ....................................................................................9
1. Notion of Textbook...............................................................9
2. Function of Textbook .........................................................10

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C. Writing.....................................................................................10
1. Notion of Writing ...............................................................10

2. Notion of Writing Task .......................................................11
3. Component of Writing Task ...............................................12
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD ...........................................................15
A. Type of the Research ..........................................................15
B. Object of the Research .......................................................15
C. Data and Data Source .........................................................15
D. Method of Collecting Data .................................................16
E.

Procedure for Analyzing Data ............................................16

CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION
A. Research Finding................................................................18
1 The Writing Tasks that are Appropriate with the Criteria
Suggested by Raimes in English Textbook Bright ........18
2 The Writing Tasks in English Textbook Bright Facilitate
the Students in Increasing Writing Ability ....................40
B. Discussion of the Research Finding ...................................41
1 The Writing Tasks that are Appropriate with the Criteria
Suggested by Raimes in English Textbook Entitled

Bright ............................................................................41
2 The Writing Tasks in English Textbook Entitled Bright
Facilitate the Students in Increasing Writing Ability ...43
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ......................................44

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A. Conclusion .........................................................................44
B. Suggestion ..........................................................................44
BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................46
VIRTUAL REFERENCE ....................................................................................48
APPENDIX ...........................................................................................................49

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