Spelling Mechanics a. Punctuation M
My bedroom is a tidy and comfortable place. My bedroom is huge enough for me….
The proofreader said that the writing had a clear purpose. She argued the writer made the sentences related with the topic sentence. From the arguments the
researcher thought that it could not be a base why the proofreader stated that the writings’ purpose was clear.
b The Developing Ideas
In this part, the researcher would like to analyze the proofreaders’ understanding about the developing ideas of their friends’ writing, whether the
writing they ready the ideas of the writings which they read was developed successfully or not. The researcher also would like to know the reasons of the
participants’ statements. There were two proofreaders who stated that the ideas of the writing which
they read did not develop successfully. The first writing entitled My Nice Room,
The proofreaders stated that the ideas of the writing did not develop successfully because it needed more details and interesting things related to the controlling
ideas of the writing. The second writing entitled My Artistic Room. The proofreader stated that the supporting sentences were good but there was no
controlling idea in topic sentence. Therefore the ideas of this writing were developed less successful.
The rest of the participants or thirty three proofreaders stated that the ideas of the writing which they read were developed successfully. However, eighteen of
them did not give any argument why they stated that the writings ideas developed
successfully. Here some examples of writing which the proofreaders gave some reasons why they stated it had good developing ideas.
Example 1, the writing entitled My Bedroom. The proofreader stated that the ideas of the writing were connected to each other so that the writer had been
developed the ideas well. It made the readers understood about the topic My bedroom is a tidy and comfortable place. My bedroom is huge enough
for me. When you enter my bedroom, you will find a table on the left side of the door. The lamp and the alarm clock are tidily arranged above the table.
Next to the table is the restful single bed. It is covered by a piece of flower sheet. A piece of soft blue blanket lies at the top of the bed. Opposite to the
bed, there is a wooden-made bookshelf. All of the books are arranged pretty good…. Sample no.6
Example 2, the writing entitled Gardu Pandang Gardu Pandang is the beautiful place that I have ever visited. It is located in
Kaliurang near Merapi Mountain. There are many plants along the winding road to go there; it makes the air cooler. So many people are really enjoying
the fresh atmosphere in that place. We can go there by “Kereta Kelinci” which is not too expensive. The design of the “Kereta Kelinci” is classic so
it is really interesting for the tourists who spend their holiday…. Sample no.12
The proofreader of this writing stated that the ideas of this writing were developed successfully because the writer explained every controlling idea
completely. She described Gardu Pandang very good and it made the readers wanted to go there.