From Raimes we know that the more complex opinion stated that writing is a process of getting new language where should be transformed into a writing.
So that, writing requires meaningful communication to someone, whether this audience consists solely of the writer or is a group of someone beyond the writer.
Based on all those definitions above, we can conclude that writing is cognitive process to express thoughts to others in written form. Some people
considers that writing is a difficult thing to do. Person who wants to construct a writing should work hard, and a good writing just can be reached by work harder.
Hence, writing needs a routine rehearsal in order to have a good writing skill.
2. Stages in Writing Process
Writing is a product from some proceses. Here are some steps in writing based on Bob Brannan
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Prewriting This steps can do by several technique such: Freewriting, clustering,
brainstorming or listing, asking a journalist‟s questions, using patterns of
development, writing journalblog entries and considering audience. b.
Organizing Ideas In this step, the writer is asked to organize hisher idea in order to move to
next step. In organizing ideas, the writer can make an outline. There are two kinds of outline: rough and formal outline.
c. Drafting
The writer starts to write the writing without focussing on the grammatical, just focuss on how to transfrom the idea into a writing.
d. Revising
After finishing the draft, the writer can do some revising especially in grammatical.
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Bob Brannan, A Writer’s Workshop, Crafting Sentence, New York: McGraw-Hill,
2010, p.3.
e. Editing
If there are some mistakes, the writer can edit it in editing step before moving to the next step.
f. Proofreading
This is the last step where the writer should submit his her writing without doubt because he she has already edited before.
In the different point, there is Dirk Siepmann who shares his idea about steps in writing. At
least there are three steps in writing, based on Dirk‟s view: planning, writing proper and editing. Here the figure
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Figure 2.1 The Steps in Writing 3.
The Purpose of Writing
There must be any purposes in writing. It is impossible if people write with no purpose, although people just write a simple writing. In Strategies for
Successful Writing book, James and Andrew state that there are some purposes of writing. They are
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To Inform The most common writing purpose is to inform what people write in their
writing. People often present information in their writing.
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Dirk Siepmann, et. all, Writing in English:A Guide for Advanced Learners, Germany: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH Co. KG, 2008, p.22.
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James A. Reinking Andrew W. Hart, Strategies for Successful Writing.New Jersey: Prentice-Hall,1986 p.4.
