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Schematic Structure of Descriptive Text

2. The Purpose of Mind Mapping

Mind map has some purposes. It helps the students to: a. Make a plan b. Communicate c. More creative d. Time economic e. Solve the problem f. Concentrate the focus g. Arrange and explain the ideas h. Become well memorizing i. Learn rapidly and efficient Besides, Michael Michalko in Buzan states that mind map will: 1. Activates whole brain 2. Solves the brain problem 3. Make us possible to focus in main explanation 4. Help us shows the connection of separated information. 5. Shows the clear picture wholly and specifically. 6. Possible us to classified the concept and to compare it. In summary, mind map helps the students in many aspects which make them easier in the learning process. Therefore, students will think creatively in visualizing of the ideas in their writing.

3. The Procedure of Mind Mapping

Generally, making a mind map includes some steps; first, put main idea in the center of graphic. Second, link the important phrase and concept to the main ideas on branches and continue with the other branches. Next, images and color can be used in organizing the map 23 . According to Novac and Gowen, quoted in 23 Jones etal. in Joko Suprianto, The Effect of Mind Mapping Strategy on the Students’Writing Ability,JP3, Volume 1, No. 13, Agustus, 2013, p. 186 Schwartz in Aisyah, the instructional procedures of using mapping technique are as following 24 : a. The target word is identified and placed in the center of the graphic organizer. b. The related word to which the target word given belongs is identified and linked from the target word. c. The students are asked to look for the related word with the word given. d. The students make the list of their new words in the arrow given. e. The new words to which the target word given belongs is identified and linked from the center. There are some points the writer should consider in doing mind map, they are 25 : a. Write down all ideas as soon as they come to you on a piece of paper, b. Take down on a centre of page about the topic, c. Decide main idea related to what you have been written before, d. Make line for each of your main idea, e. List sub-points under each main idea related to it, f. Check your mind map and try to eliminate the point that you will not explain it, g. Arrange the main idea and develop them in your writing.

4. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Mind Mapping

There are some benefit of using mind mapping in someway, as defined by Windura in Joko Suprianto the advantage of using this strategy is enabling students to visualize the ideas which make them easy in exploring what they think. Moreover, it also activates the students’ right brain because mind map consists of some pictorial information 26 . Besides, Tony Buzan explains the advantages of mind mapping as follows: a. They automatically utilize all the creative thinking skills. 24 25 Mark Anderson, Kathy Anderson, Text Type in English 1, South Yara: MacMillan, 1997, p.148 26 Loc. Cit. p. 185

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