Recount Paragraph THE EFFECT OF USING COMPOSITE PICTURES ON THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS’ RECOUNT PARAGRAPH WRITING ACHIEVEMENT AT SMPN 4 JEMBER IN THE 2014/2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

13 information and a limited number of different details, it is called as an undeveloped paragraph. 2. Unity It is important for a paragraph to have unity. It means that all of the sentences in it discuss only one main idea. In addition, every supporting sentence must directly explain or prove the main idea that is stated in the topic sentence. Wingersky et al. 1999:42 state that unity means if the information in a text clearly and directly relates to the main idea. Unity can be achieved as long as the paragraph has a good, clear topic sentence. If not, we will find it very difficult to control the flowing of information. 3. Coherence As stated by McCrimmon 1973:92, a paragraph is coherence when the sentences are woven together in such a way that readers can move easily from one sentences to the next and read the paragraph as whole rather than a series of separate sentences. One way to achieve coherence is using transitional signals. Without transition, it is difficult for writer to produce a coherent paragraph. Transitional are words and phrases that connect the idea in one sentence. 4. Logical order Logical order means that all the support sentences in the paragraph should be in clear, logical order. In other words, logical order in a paragraph is the way to organize information or the way on how the sentences are arranged in the paragraph. It deals with the information the writer wants to write firstly, secondly, or thirdly until the last information of the last paragraph. It is supported by Fa rdhani 2005:107 she says that “the arrangement depends on the subject matter, the writer’s purpose of writing or hisher preference to tell the readers what is first, next, and last”.

2.5 Recount Paragraph

According to Goatly 2000:30, recount paragraph is a paragraph which lists and describes past experiences by retelling events and incidents in the order in which they happened chronological order. The purpose of the recount 14 paragraph is to retell events with the purpose of either informing or entertaining their audience or both. This research will focus on writing a recount paragraph. A paragraph will consist of 3 generic structures. According to Anderson and Anderson 2002:3, The generic structures of recount paragraph consist of 1 Orientation that means telling the setting of the scene and introduction of the participants, the time, the place, of the story happened who, what, when, and where, 2 Events that describe series of events that happened in the past, and 3 Re- orientation means that optional in the ending of the story. The language features of recount paragraph are as follows: 1. Introducing a personal participants; I, my group, etc. 2. Using chronological connections; then, first, etc. 3. Using linking verbs; was, were, saw, heard, etc. 4. Using action verbs; look, go, change, etc. 5. Using simple past tense; drank, ate, looked, etc. The following paragraph below is the example of recount paragraph: My holiday Last week, I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friend’s house in Probolinggo, East Java. In the morning, my friend and I saw Mount Batok. The scenery was very beautiful. We rode on horseback. It was scary, but it was fun. Then, we went to get a closer look at the mountain. We took pictures of the beautiful scenery there. After that, we took a rest and had lunch under a big tree. Before we got home, we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We went home in the afternoon. We were very tired. However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday. taken from http:kusuma-arie.blogspot.com The paragraph above tells the reader about the writer’s holiday. There are three parts of generic structures state on the paragraph above. They are orientation, event, and re- orientation.  Orientation Last week, I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friend’s house in Probolinggo, East Java. 15  Events In the morning, my friend and I saw Mount Batok. The scenery was very beautiful. We rode on horseback. It was scary, but it was fun. Then, we went to get a closer look at the mountain. We took pictures of the beautiful scenery there. After that, we took a rest and had lunch under a big tree. Before we got home, we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We went home in the afternoon.  Re-orientation We were very tired. However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday.

2.6 The Use of Pictures in Teaching Learning Process