USING MIND MAPPING IN TEACHING DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

(An Experimental Study at the First Grade of Private Junior High School
Riyadlul Jannah Bogor)

A Skripsi
Presented to the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Strata 1 (S1)

By:
Arif Prayogo
NIM: 104014000286

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

THE FACULTY OF TARBIYAH AND TEACHERS TRAINING
SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
JAKARTA
1430 A. H / 2009 A.D

USING MIND MAPPING IN TEACHING DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

(An Experimental Study at the First Grade of Private Junior High School
Riyadlul Jannah Bogor)

A Skripsi
Presented to the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Strata 1 (S1)

By:
Arif Prayogo
NIM: 104014000286

Approved by:

Dra. Hidayati, M.Pd.

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ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

THE FACULTY OF TARBIYAH AND TEACHERS TRAINING
SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
JAKARTA
1430 A. H / 2009 A.D

APPROVAL SHEET
A Skripsi entitled USING MIND MAPPING IN TEACHING DESCRIPTIVE
WRITING AT SMP RIYADLUL JANNAH BOGOR written by Arif prayogo,
students registration number: 104014000286, was examined at examination session of
the Faculty of Tarbiya and Teachers Training Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic
University Jakarta, 11th June 2009. This Skripsi has fulfilled the requirement for the
Degree of Strata 1 (S1) at the English Education Department.
Jakarta, 11th June, 2009
The Examination Committee

Chairman

: Drs. Syauki, M.Pd.

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Secretary

: Neneng Sunengsih, S.Pd.

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Examiners

: 1. Prof. Dr. Arief Furqon, MA.

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2. Drs. Nasifuddin Jalil, M.Ag.

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Acknowledged by;
Dean of Tarbiyah and Teachers Training Faculty

Prof. Dr. Dede Rosyada, MA.

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ABSTRACT

Prayogo, Arif. 2009. Using Mind Mapping in Teaching Descriptive Writing at SMP
Riyadlul Jannah Bogor. Skripsi, English Education Department, Faculty of
Tarbiya and Teachers Training, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. Advisor:
Hidayati, Dra. M.Pd.

Key words: Mind Mapping, Descriptive Writing, SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor
English as compulsory subject is aimed at preparing the student to develop
science, technology and culture, and at making them competent and good Indonesian
citizens who are ready to participate in the national development. This subject includes
listening, speaking, reading and writing equally. However, to achieve the objective of
English instructional material the syllabus may be given emphasis depending on the need
and the level of the students proficiency.
In teaching-learning process, mind mapping is very important to help the students
to automatically inspire interest in them, thus making them more receptive and cooperative in the classroom. They made lesson and presentation more spontaneous,
creative and enjoyable, both for the teacher and the students. Especially for the teacher
become more creative in preparing his teaching-learning process.
The aim of this study is to get the information from the English teacher, of using
mind mapping in teaching descriptive writing at the first semester of seventh grade of
SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor. This study is experiment or quantitative research which is
used two classes as the research objects which are divided as an experiment class by
applying mind mapping in teaching descriptive writing and the other one as a controlled
class which is not used the method as in the experiment class
The research findings of this study showed that the English teacher using mind
mapping in their teaching-learning activities, to made the students more co-operative
and receptive in the classroom. So the using mind mapping could help the students
become easier in understanding the materials.
Based on the findings above, it is suggested to the teacher to use mind mapping in
teaching writing skill, especially in descriptive writing. It is aimed to make the students
interested, so become more creative and motivated in learning English.

ABSTRAK

Prayogo, Arif. 2009. Using Mind Mapping in Teaching Descriptive Writing at SMP
Riyadlul Jannah Bogor. Skripsi, English Education Department, Faculty of

Tarbiya and Teachers Training, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. Advisor:

Hidayati, Dra. M.Pd.

Key words: Mind Mapping, Descriptive Writing, SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor
Bahasa inggris sebagai mata pelajaran wajib bertujuan untuk mempersiapkan
siswa dalam mengembangkan ilmu pengetahuan, tekhnologi dan budaya, dan untuk
membentuk mereka menjadi warga Indonesia yang ahli dan siap berpartisipasi untuk
membangun negara. Pelajaran tersebut meliputi kompetensi menulis, membaca,
berbicara, dan mendengarkan dengan sama baiknya. Bagaimanapun, untuk mencapai
tujuan pembelajaran dari bahasa Inggris dibutuhkan satu lagi aspek yaitu silabus yang
mana harus ditekankan berdasarkan kepada kebutuhan dan mutu kemampuan para siswa.
Di dalam proses belajar mengajar, mind mapping sangat penting untuk
membantu siswa senang mengungkapkan inspirasi mereka secara otomatis, hal itu
memudahkan mereka dalam menerima dan bekerjasama dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar
di kelas. Mereka dapat belajar dan mempresentasikan secara spontan, lebih kreatif, dan
lebih nyaman, baik untuk guru maupun para murid.
Tujuan dari skripsi ini ialah untuk mendapatkan informasi terhadap pemakaian
metode mind mapping dalam pengajaran penulisan deskriptif di awal semester pada
tingkat kelas tujuh SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian
eksperimen atau kuantitatif yang menggunakan dua kelas sebagai objeknya yang terbagi
kedalam dua kelas, yaitu kelas eksperimen yang menggunakan metode mind mapping
dalam pengajaran penulisan descriptif dan kelas kontrol yang tidak menggunakan metode
seperti di kelas eksperimen.
Penemuan dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa guru bahasa Inggris
menggunakan metode mind mapping dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar, agar membuat
para siswa lebih kooperatif dan lebih mudah menerima pelajaran di dalam kelas. Jadi
kesimpulannya, penggunaan mind mapping dapat membantu siswa lebih mudah
memahami berbagai pelajaran.
Berdasarkan pada penemuan dari penelitian diatas, di anjurkan kepada guru
bahasa Inggris agar menggunakan metode mind mapping dalam mengajarkan
kemampuan menulis, terutama menulis secara dekriptif. Hal ini bertujuan untuk membuat
para siswa lebuh tertarik, agar menjadi lebih kreatif dan lebih termotivasi lagi dalam
belajar pelajaran bahasa inggris.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. All Praises be to Allah lord of
the world who has been giving mercy and blessing until the writer can completing his
Skripsi, without any obstacles in his opportunity. Peace and salutation be upon to the
Nobel Prophet of Islam, Muhammad peace be up on him, and his house hold, his
companions and his followers.
Many people have given contribution while this Skripsi is processed until
becomes a complete work for the requirement at Degree of Strata-1 (SI). Therefore, the
writer would like to express his honor and deepest gratitude to her beloved parents
(Partijo (alm) and Heru Setyo Widyowati) for their examples of strength and faith, with
heartfelt gratitude for their love, care, prayer, and encouragement, and all family who
always give support, motivation and moral encouragement to finish his study.
The writer should like to express her thanks and gratitude to his advisor Dra.
Hidayati, M.Pd for her valuable help, guidance, correction and suggestion in writing the
good skripsi. This work would not be completed without a great deal of help from her.
His deepest gratitude also goes to Drs. Syauki, M. Pd. and Neneng Sunengsih,
S.Pd. as the head and secretary of English Education Department, and also for all lectures
of English Education Department for their encouragement to him. His great gratitude also
goes to Prof. Dr. Dede Rosyada as the Dean of Faculty of Tarbiya and Teachers
Training, and also for all the staffs and officers of UIN Library, Tarbiyas Library and
UNIKA Atmajaya Library who have given permission to use their books to complete the
references for this study.
Thanks are to his friends in English Education Department of 2004, the instructor
of PRIMAGAMA (Pisangan Ciputat, Cirendeu, and Bintaro Jaya sek.7), LSM LaKSMI
that he cannot mention them one by one who always help and give the writer motivations,
supports, times, real friendship and love.
Finally, the writer recognizes this writing is far from perfect. Therefore, it is really
a pleasure for him to receive critics to accomplish it. And he hopes that this work
would be beneficial, particularly for him and for those who are interested in. The

writer welcomes suggestions and comment from the readers for the improvement of
this skripsi.
May Allah, The all-Hearer and all-Knower, bless, protect and guide them all and
give them more than what they have given to the writer. Amiin.
Jakarta, May 2009

The writer

TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL SHEET......................................................................................i
ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH ............................................................................ii
ABSTRAK DALAM BAHASA INDONESIA...............................................iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...............................................................................vi
LIST OF FIGURES........................................................................................ix
LIST OF TABLES .........................................................................................x

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION....................................................................1
A. Background of the Study.......................................................1
B. Statement of the Problem ......................................................5
C. Objectives of the Study .........................................................5
D. Significances of the Study.....................................................6
E. Scopes and Limitations of the Study .....................................6
F.

Hypothesis of the Study ........................................................6

G. Definition of Key Terms .......................................................7

CHAPTER II THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK..........................................8

A. Teaching English at SMP ..8
B.

The Objectives of Teaching English at SMP (Junior High

School)....9

C.

Syllabus, Material, and Instruction...10

D.

Teaching Preparation........12

E.

Evaluation.....15

F.

Writing......16
a. The Meaning of Writing...17
b.Purpose of Writing....18
c. Kinds of Writing...19
d.Types of Writing...20

G.

Descriptive.21
1. The Concept of Descriptive...21
2. Function of Descriptive.....23
3. Kinds of Descriptive..24

H.

Mind Mapping.......26
1.

The Concept of Mind Mapping..26

2.

Application of Mind Mapping in Teaching.28

3.

The Functions of Mind Mapping.30

CHAPTER III RESEARCH DESIGN32

A. Research Design..32
B. Place and Time of the Study...32
C. Subject of the Study33
D. Research Instrument33
E. Data and Source Data..33
F.

Techniques of Collecting Data33

G. Techniques of Data Analysis...35

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS... 38

I. Research Findings.38
A. Teaching Preparations.38
B. The Kinds of Materials used by the English teacher at SMP Riyadlul
Jannah Bogor....38
C. The Ways Used by the English Teacher to Evaluate the Students
Skill.41

II. Research Discussions.............................................................. 41

A. Teaching Preparation..........................................41
B. Materials Used at SMP Riyadlul Jannah....41
C. Evaluations Applied by the English Teacher
in the Classroom.........41
a. Data Description....42
b. Data Interpretation................................................................48
c. Test of Hypothesis................................................................49

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION..................................50

A. Conclusion......50
B. Suggestion.....51
BIBLIOGRAPHY...52
APPENDICES.54

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure

Page

2.1 The example of mind mapping....................................................................25

4.1 Mind mapping strategy about things round the school......37
4.2 Mind mapping strategy about family member around me.38

LIST OF TABLES

Table

Page

2.1 The format of lesson plan ............................................................................ 12

4.1 Data of test score the students in Experiment Class (7.A)...40
4.2 Interval of the Students Score of Experiment Class (7.A)..41
4.3 The Result Calculation of Experiment Class (7.A)..41
4.4 Data of test score the students in Control Class (7.B)..42
4.5 Interval of the Students Score of Control Class (7.B)........43
4.6 The Result Calculation of Control Class (7.B............................................... 43

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

This chapter presents and discusses the background of the study, statement of the
problem, the objective of the study, significance of the study, scope and limitation of the
study, and the definition of key terms.

A. Background of the Study

English plays an important role in all aspect of national relationship, with other
countries such as diplomatic, international commerce, social and cultural, including
education.
In educational, English has an important role. It could be seen that language has
been learned in any levels of educational. For instance, in Indonesia. English has been
taught from elementary level up to the Universities. Most books in the libraries of
universities and institutes are also written in English. At least 80% of the journals,
bulletins, and articles relevant for any fields are written in English. It means that unless
we understanding English, we will not be able to improve our knowledge through the
books.
In social and cultural, language and society are as intertwined that is impossible
to understand one without the other. Every social institution is maintained by language.
Individually we use language to Carry On love and to Carry Out hate. We use
language to reveal or conceal our personal identity, our character, and our background.
Almost all of our contacts with everyday live: how you talk to your friends, family, and
teachers, as well as to store keepers and strangers, everyone you meet in the course of a
day. And why you talk as you do and they talk as they do. Conversely, it also shows how
social situations determine what kinds of speech will be used and how speech develops to
meet social needs. Perhaps most important, sociology of language tell us what message
we are really giving when we speak. Messages that are not necessarily put into actual
words.

In diplomatic and international commerce, people from countries all over the
world have diplomatic affairs and commerce between one another. In every events or
summit international conference, the committees have appointed English as lingua franca
to deliver their national point of view, policy, and taxes rate for example. Therefore
unless the national delegation can speak English, he will not be able to share with other
countries delegations in term of diplomatic and commerce.
In Indonesia, English is considered as a foreign language because it is taught as a
school subject. It is not used as the medium of instruction and it is not widely used by
people in the country. English is included in the curriculum as a compulsory subject for
the students of junior and senior high schools. Meanwhile for the elementary schools,
English is included as an optional subject or local content for those that are capable and
ready to conduct it. In these schools, English is taught for the fourth to six year students.
The term language proficiency includes both accuracy and fluency. Accuracy
refers to mastering language components; Pronunciation, Vocabulary and Grammar.
Whereas fluency refer to mastering language skills; Listening, Speaking, Reading, and
Writing.
Of all the four language skill, writing is something most native speakers never
master (Nunan, 1998). This statement implies that not every one can produce writing
although in his/her mother tongue. Such a difficulty is due to the fact that writing is
different from speaking in the sense that much higher standards of languages are
normally demanded in writing than in speaking.
Writing is a part of language learning is an activity that requires enough time to
think about the specific topic, to analyze, to select and to organize and experience
according to a certain purpose. All the language skills must be applied and integrated on
teaching English, especially in writing.
Writing is very important in education particularly for those who are studying at
universities. They have to be able to write a proposal, paper, some reports, scientific
writing, and so on. Without mastering writing skill both native or in the target language,
it is impossible for the students to graduate their education at university level. Therefore
writing skill is not a neglected skill in educational world.

Furthermore as one of the four language skills, writing is very important to

express ones ideas in a piece of paper clearly. It will be understood and good when each
part of the sentence connects to each other. That is why writing seems to be the hardest
thing to do in teaching-learning process besides speaking. The differences between
writing and speaking sometime is considered as easier because the grammatical pattern in
speaking is not so necessary as long as the audience get the ideas during the
communication. Meanwhile writing has only one chance to convey some information as
meaningful as possible for the readers. Thus, teaching writing in an appropriate way is
required to facilitate students second language acquisition.
Unfortunately many college students do not consider writing as leisure and easy
activity, writing often make them frustrated, this is because they do not have an adequate
knowledge and skill, which are needed in writing. The problem of most students is that
they are worry to make mistake about writing in English. They are worry about paragraph
writing, research paper, expressing idea. They think every thing they write is full of
errors. Most of the students feel that writing is not an easy skill. Most of students also
feel that writing is more difficult than speaking. In writing process the writer works
alone. Even if we are writing a letter to a friend, he or she will not suddenly materialize to
prod or prompt us into speech, to help us fill in the gaps. Different with speaking, writing
must be difficult without practicing regularly.
Writing is a means to convey message, ideas and feeling through printed word.
So, writing is very complex and difficult, it is not only in terms of structure but also
vocabulary, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. Actually, writing skill should be
given right from the start of students learning, so he/she may have both speaking and
writing skill.
However students seem to have difficult to write in English. That is why the
writer thinks that is necessary to give them some techniques, which can be solved their
problem. Thus the writer decide to look at further information about teaching writing
especially descriptive writing by using mind mapping. Descriptive writing here used to
teach writing more specific than the complex writing to be taught. Because as a general
strategy, describing is used in many form of writing. Readers employ their imagination as
they are reading, and descriptive details help make the subject matter become real for

them. Visual forms of expression-photography, painting, and film, to name a few- have
the advantage of fully engaging one of four senses-sight-but they are still limited. For
example, film can appeal to both our eyes and our ears, but three more senses remain:
touch, taste, and smell. Good descriptive writing can stimulate the readers imagination to
form sensory responses from all five senses. Frequently, the reader has no choice.
Description is powerful strategy, one that allows the writer to exercise a great deal
of control over the readers perception. Description is used to add details about something
physical: a person, place, or thing. This method uses sensory language, that is, words that
appeal to the five senses. Description is a development method used to depict physical
items or object that have concrete, touchable features.
To teach descriptive writing by using mind mapping more helpful because
through mind mapping, can throw away boring at the students and time consuming notes
in favour of two dimensional structure which shows the shape of topic, related ideas
and concepts, and the relative importance of all the in information. This process engages
much more of the brain than conventional note taking and design system.
Mind mapping work in a similar manner to the brain. Mind Maps incorporate
keywords, colour and images, which are much easier to remember than sentences and
paragraphs. The structure of your mind maps will reflect the way your brain organizes
and shorts information.
Based on the explanation this study is intended to investigate about Teaching
Descriptive Writing by Using Mind Mapping.

B. Statement of the Problem

Based on the background previously, the writer conducts a study concerning on
the using mind mapping to improving students writing skill, applied at the first grade of
SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor. The general question for this research Does the use of
mind mapping can improve the students skill in learning descriptive writing?
This main problem can be formulated into specific question as follow:
1. Does the teacher make the teaching preparation before teaching descriptive
writing?

2. What kinds of materials are used by the English teacher in teaching descriptive
writing?
3. How is the teachers ways to evaluate the students skill in descriptive writing?

C. Objective of the Study

In line with the statement of the problem above, the objectives of the study are as
follows:
1.To describe the preparation made by the English teacher in teaching descriptive
writing.
2. To describe the kinds of materials used by the English teacher in teaching
descriptive writing.
3.To describe the teacher ways in evaluating the students skill in descriptive writing.

D. Significance of the Study

The findings or results of this study are expected to provide useful information,
for (1) English Teacher and (2) Further Researcher. For the English teacher these findings
can improve his English teaching knowledge and his teaching quality about using mind
mapping in teaching descriptive writing in improving students writing skill at the first
grade of SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor.
Besides, these findings of the study can deliver useful information for further
researcher to do the next research in the future, especially by using mind mapping in
teaching descriptive writing.

E. Scope and Limitation of the Study

The scope of this study focuses on using mind mapping to improve students
writing skill at SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor. This study attempt to narrate the teaching
learning process of English at SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor which comprise: (1). The

English teacher preparation before teaching descriptive writing, (2).The kinds of

materials used by the English teacher in teaching descriptive writing, and (3). The
teachers ways to evaluate the students skill in descriptive writing.

F. Hypothesis
The researcher would compare the two section based on students exam score and
final grades they received in the course (dependent variable). If test scores and final
grades were significantly higher in the section receiving on-line feedback, the researcher
could tentatively conclude that there is evidence the

on-line feedback (treatment)

contributed to increase learning, and the statistic hypothesis states:

1. Alternative Hypothesis (Ha). There is significance difference between the
students English descriptive writing scores taught by using mind mapping
and without using mind mapping for students at Junior High School Riyadlul
Jannah , Bogor.
2. Null Hypothesis (Ho). There is no significance difference between the
students English descriptive writing scores taught by using mind mapping
and without using mind mapping for students at Junior High School Riyadlul
Jannah , Bogor.
The writer is going to test these kinds of hypothesis with the data statistic in
chapter IV (see page; 41-47).

G. The Definition of Key Term

The following definitions are given to make readers have the same understanding
or perception for some terms used in this study. They are also intended to avoid
ambiguity or misinterpretation. They are as follows:
1. Teaching Preparation is number of activities, assuming, planning, and
deciding what is going to do or applied by the English teacher in teaching and
learning activities.
2. Material is the learning substance which is taught to the students about the unit
of lessons.

3. Evaluation is the process of collecting and exertion in formations by the

teachers to give the result of students achievement based on the students skill.

CHAPTER II
THEAORETICAL FRAMEWORK

This chapter present and discusses about the theoretical framework which is
consist of : Teaching English at SMP (Junior High School), objective of teaching English
at SMP (Junior High School), syllabus, material, and instruction, teaching preparation,
evaluation, writing, descriptive, and mind mapping.

A. Teaching English at SMP

In Indonesia, English is considered as a foreign language because it is taught as a

school subject. It is not used as the medium of instruction and its not widely used by
people in the country. The government has decided to include English as the foreign
language taught to the student junior or SMP (this word is used for the next term) and
senior high school up to university nowadays. English is included in the curriculum as a
compulsory subject for the student of junior and senior high school up to university level.
This is in line with the issuance of the decree of the Minister of Culture and Education
No. 096/1967 has stipulated that English becomes the first foreign language and
compulsory subject that should be taught formally to all Indonesian students starting from
junior high school (SMP) up to university level1. Therefore, all Indonesian students have
to study English as their compulsory subject at the school.

Moreover, teaching English in junior high school has a purpose that is by the end
of their study, the students are expected to master two skills, that are productive skill
(speaking and writing) and receptive skills (listening and reading) and linguistic

. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan RI, Keputusan menteri: NO. 096/U/1967. Bahasa
Inggris sebagai Bahasa asing pertamadi Indonesia dan mata pelajaran wajib untuk SMP sampai
perguruan tinggi

components such as grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and spelling2. The language

skills and component should be taught integrated.

B. Objective of Teaching English at SMP (Junior High School)

English as compulsory subject is aimed at preparing the student to develop

science, technology and culture, and at making them competent and good Indonesian
citizens who are ready to participate in the national development. This subject includes
listening, speaking, reading and writing equally. However, to achieve the objective of
English instructional material one more aspects of the syllabus may be given emphasize
depending on the need and the level of the students proficiency.
Based 2004 Competence Based Curriculum stated that, the objective of the
teaching English at SMP is that by the end of their study. The students are expected to
master the actional competences are that listening, speaking, reading and writing equally
through the chosen themes. This is based on the level of their competence and interest,
level of vocabulary mastery (500 entry words) and the appropriate grammar (Diknas,
2004)3. Thus the linguistic competence such as grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and
spelling can be taught integrated to support the development of those four actional
competences.

Moreover, English language lesson in SMP has some purposes for the learners
such as:
1. To develop the competences of communication well orally or written in getting
functional literacy level.
2. To realize about the importance of English language to increased the national
competitive in globalization.
2

Depdiknas, Kurikulum 2004, Standar Kompetensi Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Inggris SMP/MTS
(Jakarta;Depdiknas ,2003)
3
Depdiknas, Kurikulum 2004, Standar Kompetensi

3. To develop the understanding of learners about the relationship between language

and culture.

C. Syllabus, Material, and Instruction.

The term of syllabus has many different definitions, as states in the Constitution
of 1945 No. 20 of 2003 about National Educational System in section 1, verse 14:
Silabus adalah rencana pembelajaran pada suatu dan/atau kelompok mata
pelajaran/tema tertentu yang mencakup standar kompetensi , kompetensi dasar,
materi pokok/pembelajaran, kegiatan pembelajaran, indikator, penilaian, alokasi
waktu, dan sumber/bahan/alat belajar. Silabus merupakan penjabaran standar
kompetensi dan kompetensi dasar ke dalam materi pokok/pembelajaran, kegiatan
pembelajaran, dan indikator pencapaian kompetensi untuk penilaian.4
In line with the statement above Masnur Muslich give explanation in section 2 of
School-Level Curriculum -KTSP- states that:
Silabus dapat didefinisikan sebagai garis besar, ringkasan, ikhtisar, atau
pokok-pokok isi atau materi pelajaran (Salim, 1987 :98). Istilah silabus
digunakan untuk menyebut suatu produk pengembangan kurikilum berupa
penjabaran lebih lanjut dari standart kompetensi dan kompetensi dasar yang ingin
dicapai, dan pokok-pokok serta uraian materi yang perlu dipelajari siswa dalam
rangka pencapaian standar kompetensi dan kompetensi dasar.5
As we know, in curriculum developmental and learning activity, for the first we
must give a standard competency that has a roundness of knowledge, attitude, and the
skill accessibility, the material that must learned, learning experience that must done, and
evaluation system to know the attainment of standard competency. That means the
curriculum developmental and learning activity can answer the question: a).What will
learn (standard competency, base competency, and learning material)? b). How the way
to tough it (learning experience, method, media)? And c). How the way to know the
attainment (evaluation or scoring system)?
Based on the illustration above we can said that syllabus is the explanation of
standard competency and base competency to the main material, learning activities, and
4
5

KTSP-Final-Senayan-B/20 Juni 2006, p 14.

Masnur Muslich, KTSP (Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan) Dasar Pemahaman dan
Pengembangan, (Jakarta: PT Bumi Aksara, 2007), p. 23.

attainment indicator the competency for scoring, time allocation, learning resources. In
implementation, syllabus defined in lesson planning (RPP), carried out, evaluated, and
followed up by the teachers its self. Except that, syllabus must learned and improved
continually by observed of evaluation of the study result, process evaluation (learning
activity), and lesson planning evaluation.
Syllabus is one of curriculum developmental product contain with the rule of
learning material. There are several principles that underlying the syllabus developmental
such as: scientific, relevant, systematic, consistent, be equal to, actual and contextual,
flexible, and comprehensive.
To conduct the syllabus well is needed materials, therefore the English language
materials should directed to develop the skills of graduate able to communicate and
fluently in using English language in certain literacy levels. That include performative,
functional, informational, and epistemic. At the performative level people able to read,
write, listen, and speak used a symbols. At the functional level, people able to used
language to fullfil the daily needed such as read a news paper, direction or manual. At the
informational level, people able to acsess knowledge with the language capability,
whereas at the epistemic level people able to showed the ability into target language
(Wells, 1987).The target of English language learning activity at SMP for the learner able
to achieve functional level and able to communicate orally and written to solved the daily
problems, .
According to Richards and Rodgers (1986)6, a particular design for an
instructional system may imply a particular set of roles for materials in support of the
syllabus and the teachers and learners. The role of instructional materials within a
functional/communicative methodology might be specified in the following terms: 1).
Materials will focus on the communicative abilities of interpretation, expression, and
negotiation. 2). Materials will focus on understandable, relevant, and interesting
exchanges information, rather than on the presentation of grammatical form. 3). Materials
will involve different kinds of text and different media, which the learners can use to
develop their competence through variety of different activities and tasks.

Jack C. Richards and Theodores S. Rodgers, Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching,
(New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986), p. 25.

D. Teaching Preparation

Preparation is a number of activities, assuming, planning, and deciding what is

going to do how it is going to conduct a work, which is done before doing and conducting
it. Therefore, preparation is important to conduct before we do our success-oriented
work.
As states in the Constitution of 2005 No. 19 about National Educational System
verse 20:
Perencanaan proses pembelajaran meliputi Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran
(RPP).hal ini dimaksudkan untuk memberikan tambahan dan masukan kepada
para Kepala Sekolah, Guru, dan Pembina Pendidikan lainnya dalam memahami
dan melaksanakan Standar Nasional Pendidikan, khususnya tentang Standar Isi
dan Standar Kompetensi Lulusan.7

There fore, the curriculum completing more meaningful if followed by the

changes of curriculum management directed. By used what is in resources combine with
requirement demand, talent, interest, learner capability, and school condition. Thereby,
the school has some authority to develop lesson planning (RPP), learning models, scoring
process, and learners result. Those are can be seen in the table 1.1 below:

Table 2.1: The format of lesson plan

RENCANA PELAKSANAAN PEMBELAJARAN (RPP)

:
SMP
:
Mata Pelajaran
:
Kelas/Semester
:
Jenis Teks
:
Tema
7

. Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP) SMP/MTS. (M. Tahril Sanusi, CV. Gangsal
Anggraini) 2007-2008, p.ii

Aspek/Skill
Alokasi Waktu

:
:

Standar Kompetensi :
.
Kompetensi Dasar :
.

Continue to next page

Indikator :
..
1. Tujuan Pembelajaran :
..
2. Materi Pembelajaran :
.
3. Langkah-langkah Kegiatan :
a.

Kegiatan Pendahuluan : (dilengkapi dengan kegiataanya)

..
b. Kegiatan Utama
: (dilengkapi dengan kegiatannya)
.
c. Kegiatan Penutup
: (dilengkapi dengan kegiatannya)
.
4. Sumber Belajar (disebutkan semua sumber belajarnya)
..
5. Penilaian
a. Teknik
: ..
.
b. Bentuk Instrument : .

c. Contoh Instument
: .

__________,_____

Mengetahui
Kepala Sekolah

Guru Mata Pelajaran

Adapted from M. Tahril Sanusi8

Rencana Pelaksanaan Pembelajaran (RPP) SMP/MTS. (M. Tahril Sanusi, CV. Gangsal
Anggraini) 2007-2008, p.115.

From the table 1.1 above, the teachers must follow the steps in designing a lesson
plan in order to get a good teaching preparation and can apply it into teaching and
learning activities in the classroom effectively.

E. Evaluation
Generally, evaluation is information collecting systematic process (numeral,
verbal description), analysis, and information interpretation for confer decision for the
result. Thereby, class evaluation is one of collecting process and information employing
by the teacher to give the decision for the learners result according to stage progression of
their study, until getting potret/profil learners capability appropriate with the competency
that given in curriculum.
Class evaluation oriented to the realizable competency in teaching-learning
activity (KBM) in the class. These realizably refer to certain standard or completeness of
the study, what to do in various ways, for example portfolio, product, project, work,
written, or self assessment. These class evaluation oriented will applicable in teaching
according to KTSP.
Class evaluation oriented in KTSP has a special characteristic as follow9:
a) From learner classification shifted to the developmental learners capability.
b) Most inclined: evaluation reference criteria.
c) Competency and indicator become referenced.
d) Applying the various evaluations.
e) Make a serious effort to give learners profile capability completely.
f) Optimized learners competency.
Concerned with the attainment of competency and report, class evaluation has a
function and the uses as followed10:

Masnur Muslich, KTSP (Kurikulum ), p. 78.

10

. Masnur Muslich, KTSP (Kurikulum ), p. 79

1. Evaluation instrument compiled in order to create learners opportunity to show

their capability.
2. The progression report of the learner in study it is a communication medium and
cooperation medium between the parent and school, that has benefit for the
progression learners study although the school developmental.

3. The evaluation ought to loaded:

a. The detail of study result grounded on criteria has given.
b. Give the clear information, comprehensive, and accurate.
c. Engaged for the parent immediately to know the problem and
developmental of their children.
And how the criteria to class evaluation? Class evaluation has to observe the
criteria as followed11:
1) Validity, evaluation result can define like what will evaluate.
2) Reliability, the evaluation result settled, and describe the real capability.
3) Competency focus, evaluation going to do for appropriate competency attainment
with the curriculum, and the material in associated immediately with the indicator
of competency attainment.
4) Comprehensive, the information obtainable enough to make decision.
5) Objective, evaluation going to do in a fair manner, planned, and continues.
6) Educative, evaluation going to do to fixed learning process and increase learning
quality.

F. WRITING

Some people considered that writing is a difficult thing to do. Writing is not
simply a skill to transfer a spoken language into a readable text, but it also requires some
particular aspects to convey a message into piece of paper clearly. Writing is a tool of

11

. Masnur Muslich, KTSP (Kurikulum ) p. 79

communication to convey some information in certain rules and in sequence. The

sequence of writing covers a process to produce a finished text.

When people learn a foreign language, they learn to communicate with others, to
understand them, to talk to them, to read what they have written and write to them. In
writing, people learn how to communicate when the other person is not around them,
listening to the words they said, and looking at the gesture and facial expressions.

e.

The Meaning of Writing

Writing is the language use to express and to communicate with others. It

must be difficult without practicing regularly. Ann Brown said. Writing is important in
our live and as a communicative act that transmit information and link people together12.
Accordingly, students are expected to convey their ideas, feeling, and knowledge in
written language. Unfortunately, it seems hard for teacher to train their students writing
because generally the students do not know what and how to write.
Writing is considered as boring and difficult activity. Some students simple
do not like to do writing. They will abandon the writing process in the class when they
assume that they cannot write. Jerry G Gebhard said, Such negative attitudes are
problematic in EFL/ESL writing classroom. When students believe they cannot write or
have a defeatist attitude toward writing, they disengage themselves from the writing
process.13 Rise B. Axelrod and Charles R. Cooper said, Writing is a complex process
and such contain element of mystery and surprise. But we know and believe that writing
is a skill that anyone can learn to manage14. Then Bernet & stubbss defines Writing as
a physical acts, to be performed fully, to bring pleasure, to both performer and audience,
it requires practice15.
From several definition of writing above, it can be conclude that writing is
not a simple speech that written on the paper. In fact, writing is more complicated rather
12

Ann Brown, Helping Children to Write, (Paul Chapman Publishing Ltd., 1993), p.2
Jerry G. Gebhard, Teaching English as a Foreign or Second Language, (Michigan: the
University of Michigan Press, 1996), p.237.
14
Rise B. Axelrod & Charles R. Chooper. The St. martins Guide to Writing, ( New York: St.
Martins press, Inc., 1985), p.3
15
Barnet and Stubbss, practical Guide to Writing (4th edition), (Canada: Brown Company, 1983),
p.3
13

than speech because writing requires some aspects not only grammatical, rhetorical
devices, vocabulary but also other elements as mentioned above. The important thing of
learning writing for the students is to express themselves on the paper and they expected
to be able to produce it in their own language. And the students should more practice it so
they could write well.

f.

Purpose of Writing
When someone learns a second or foreign language, he or she learns to

communicate with other people. It can be done by understanding them, talk to them and
read what they have written and write to them. Looking at the last point, it is mentioned
that writing is one of the ways someone can learn to communicate with other people,
especially when the people are not in front of him or her at the time. It means that writing
plays an important role in teaching and learning foreign language.
In relation to the point above, the purpose of writing is more than only to
teach someone to convey ideas to the readers. There are some additional and very
important reasons why writing is needed in teaching-learning process. Jack C. Richards
in his book, the Language Teaching Matrix, explained Writing is used either as evidence
of successful learning or as a means of learning.16 In accordance with Jack C. Richards
statement. Ann Raimes also mentioned the purpose of writing as following:
Writing helps our students to learn. How? First, writing reinforces the
grammatical structures, idioms and vocabulary that we have been teaching
our students. Second, when our students write, they also have a chance to be
adventurous with the language, to go beyond what they have just learned to
say, to take risks. Thirds, when they write, they necessarily become
very
17
17
involved with the new language.
Furthermore, the purpose of writing must be distinguished based on the
level students involved in. for the beginners, it is more essential just to get them to enjoy
writing than to get them to enjoy writing than to get them correcting their written product
with some complicated rules. Students may find learning rules is a boring thing. But they
will gradually aware about it if they find a pleasure in writing freely and with a purpose.
16

Jack C. Richards, The Language Teaching Matrix, (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University
Press, 1990), p.100.
17
Ann Raimes, techniques in Teaching Writing,(New York: Oxford University Press, 1983), p.3.

g.

Kinds of Writing
There are three kinds of writing. They are: a). Free Writing, b). Controlled

Writing, and c). Guided Writing.

a. Free Writing
Free writing is without stopping. It means writing whatever comes to the
mind without worry that everything they write is correct or incorrect. The
purpose is to free up the mind so that it can make association and connection.

b. Controlled Writing
Controlled writing is opposite of free writing. Using this kind of writing to
teach controlled writing the students will focus to practice on getting words
down on they paper and they have to concentrate on one or two problems at the
time. Controlled writing focuses the students attention on specific features of
the written language. It is a good method of reinforcing grammar vocabulary,
and syntax. Most of controlled writing text book is available to set up the task
so that the book can be used for individualized instruction, the students
proceeding at their own pace.

c. Guided Writing
Guided writing is less controlled than controlled writing. In using this kind
of writing to teaching writing, students are given a first sentence, a last
sentence, an outline in their piece of writing. Students should be able to discuss,
make notes, and share finding together before they begin to write.

h. Types of Writing
For teaching purposes, in general, writing divides into types, they are:
description, narration, exposition, and persuasion.
a. Description

Description is the kind of writing used to bring the reader into the picture,
for examples, by telling the readers how something strike the sense, how it
looks, smells, sound, feels even sometimes how it tastes. Descriptive writing
uses concrete language to portray the characteristic of object.
Anyone learning to write should practice description because it is
important in almost every kinds of composition. When he is composing a story,
or explanation of something, he will frequently find himself describing persons,
places, or objects in order to convey his meaning effectively.
b. Narration
To narrate is to tell a story, to tell what happened. Narration is writing
about a succession of events. The simplest kind of narration follows
chronological order. Narrative writing usually find in novels, short stories,
biographies and autobiographies.
c. Exposition
Exposition is used to give information, making explanations and
interpreting meaning. It includes editorials, essays, and instructional material.
Tricia Hedge defines, Exposition is writing that informs, clarifies,
defines, analyzes, or otherwise treats a subjects by letting the reader. It often
answers the question what, why, and how.18 Exposition deals with ideas, when
the purpose in writing is to report something or to explain something to the
readers or to inform or convince them, what being is exposition.
d. Persuasion
Persuasion is used in persuading and convincing. Persuasion is used to
make a case or to prove or disapprove a statement or proportion.

G. Descriptive

As a general strategy, describing is used in many forms of writing. Readers

employ their imagination as they reading, and descriptive details help make the subject

18

Tricia Hedge, Writing: Resources Books for Teacher, (New York: Oxford University Press,
1988), p.83

matter become real for them. Visual forms of expression- photography, painting, and
film, to name of view- have the advantage of fully engaging one of our sense-sight but
they are still limited. For example, film can appeal to both our eyes and our ears, but
there more sense remains: touch, taste, and smell.

4. The Concept of Descriptive

A description is a verbal picture of a person, place, or object. Thus, a
descriptive essay is the one that describes a person, place, or object. When we
describe someone or something, do it as vivid and real as possible. We can do it
by observing and recording specific details of the person, place, or object that
attract to our readers senses.
In description, we take a scene or an object and capture it in language. That
is, we organize the details of the object or scene we wish to describe in the way
that will most effectively convey the sensual image19. To be effective, written
description should have an efficient, sensible, carefully thought-out plan.
Description can also be oriented from the general to the specific or from the
specific to the general.
According to Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson that descriptive or
description describes a particular person, place, or thing. Its purpose is to tell
about the subject by describing its features without including personal opinions20.
Besides, the word description is from two words: scribere, meaning to write,
and de, meaning down or about. There is a hint in the etymology of the word
description that something is being traced drawn, that in describing you will
follow the outline of an object visually and then write it down or draw it in
word21.

19

Robert Scholes and Nancy R. Comley, The Practice of Writing (2nd ed.; New York: St.
Martins Press, 1985), p. 11.
20
Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson, Text Types in English 3, (Australia: MacMillan, 1998), p.
26.
21

Frank J. DAngelo, Process and Thought in Composition, (Massachusetts: Winthroup

Publishers, Inc, 1977), p. 123.

Katherine Ploeger defines, Description is a development method used to

depict physical items or objects that have concrete, touchable features.22It means
description is used to add details about something physical such as: a person,
place, or thing. This method uses sensory language that is words that appeal to the
five senses. If you are writing about a physical, real, concrete object that you can
touch, describe it with sensory language, especially if the reader might not be
familiar with the object. Remember, the reader cannot read your mind, only your
words.
Sensory language appeals to the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and
touch. You will usually begin by describing what you see, since the sense of sight
is most predominant in our perception (unless this sense is damaged in some
way). However, writing that describes only what you see can be limiting. Notice
the difference when you read of other sense, especially when the writer tells of the
sounds or smells experienced. The writing comes alive when sensory details are
used. Instead of calling a car red call it magenta. Be precise in your choice of
words to create the most accurate picture in your readers mind.
You see colors, shapes, styles, distances and depths, dimness and brightness,
movement. Sounds car vary in loudness, pitch, duration. Smells include sweet,
salty, stinky, fragrant, spicy, sharp, rotten, and musty, among others. Tastes
include sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. Smell and taste usually work together. You
feel or touch textures: tight, slimy, and bumpy. Find the precise word that best
describes what you are sensing. With adequate sensory details, the reader can
create a clear and specific picture in his or her mind about your topic.

The describe essay comes in two basic forms there are objective and
subjective. Objective description is used in the science, in business, and in
technology, writers using this approach attempt to describe their subject without
including their personal responses. A medical examiners report on what caused
the death of a person found in an alley is an example of objective description. So

22

Katherine Ploeger, Simplified Paragraph Skill (California State University, Stanislaus: NTC
publishing group 1999), p.241

is the report of a business planner who has been sent to look at a tract of land and
determine its suitability for development as a shopping center. When a certain
type of machinery is needed for production, a companys engineers will describe
the machine before it is built, laying out the required physical and dynamic
specifications. Note that personal bias is out of place in this context. Instead, the
emphasis is on impartiality on providing disinterested description.
Subjective description, on the other hand, allows the writer to show a
personal connection to his or her subject. Such a difference in response to a
subject is normal and to be expected. After all, a subjective description requires a
personal bias. A subjective description also different from an objective
description. In this context, feelings arent really physical responses. However,
our emotional reaction to a subject will help determine the physical details.

5.

Function of Descriptive
According to Hartono (2005)23 descriptive writing has a social function is to
describe a particular person, place, or thing, for instance, description of a
particular building, specific animal, particular place, and specific person. Its
function is almost same with the concept of descriptive itself, whereas, the
purpose of description as stated by Lila Fink, et.al (1983)24 is to present the reader
with a picture of a person, subject, or setting. Therefore, as a reader of
description, we should take a note of some elements of description as follows: a).
Concrete details. A concrete detail is a specific description that supports, reflects,
or expands a writers attitude or purpose. b). Images. An image is a concrete,
literal (real, actual) description of a person, physical object, or sensory experience
that can be known through one of the five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, and
smell). c).Similes. A simile is a comparison, using like or as, between two objects.

23

Rudi Hartono, SS., M.Pd. Genres of Texts, (Unpublished, Semarang State University: English
Department Faculty of Language and Art, 2005), p. 6.
24
Lila Fink, et al, A Text for Writing and Reading, (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1983), p.
41.

The comparison is between two things essentially different yet similar in one
aspect. (Lila Fink, et. al, 1983: 41-42)25.
In other hand, with good descriptive writing can stimulate the readers
imagination to form sensory responses from all five senses. Frequently, the reader
has no choice; many people cannot read an article about the taste of citrus fruits
for example, without having a physical response to the imagined taste. And a
passage about a specific food left out of the refrigerator too long will procedure a
shudder from readers as they imagine the resulting smell.

6.

Kinds of Descriptive
As we know that descriptive is to describe something, such as a person,
place, or thing. Therefore, based on that statement, it can be seen that descriptive
has three types or kinds as followes:

a) Description of a Person
If you are writing a description of a person, you gather informative
details about that person and then ask yourself what these details add up
to26. In describing a person, there are many ways such as his/her face, color
of hair, clothes, skin, body shape, etc. In describing a person, however, you
are not obliges to give every single detail about the persons appearance.
You can focuson one or two striking features that convey something about
the persons character27.

b) Description of a Thing or an Object

25

Lila Fink, et al, A Text ), p. 41-42

Dr. Ali Saukah, MA. et al, Pelatihan Terintegrasi Berbasis Kompetensi Guru Mata Pelajaran
Bahasa Inggris Paragraph Writing Modul: ING.B.04a, (Direktorat Sekolah Lanjutan Tingkat Pertama
Direktorat Jenderal Pendidikan Dasar dan Menengah Departemen Pendidikan Nasional, 2002), p. 39.
27
Drs. Mariana Karim, Ma, and Drs. Sabrony Rachmadie, MA, Writing, (Jakarta: Departemen
Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Direktorat Jenderal Pendidikan Tinggi Proyek Pendidikan Tenaga Akademik,
1996), p. 50.
26

Sandra McKay (1983)28 gives her mind about the description of a thing
or an object that the best way to describe the physical characteristics of an
object or a thing. The best way to describe the physical characteristics of an
object is, of course, to point to the actual object or to show a picture of it. At
times, however, it is not necessary or possible to include an illustration of
the object. Instead a description of the important characteristics of the object
such as its size, shape, and color is adequate. The description might then
proceed to describe other characteristics of the object such as its purpose or
construction.
c) Description of a Place
When we start to write anything in a description, it should be clear. As
sated by Sandra McKay (1983)29 , as with an object, the best way to
describe a place is to show some one the actual place or to take a picture of
it. When this is not possible or necessary, a description of the important
characteristics of the place can be given. If the place is a home or a room, it
is important to describe the size and arrangement of the space involved. If,
in other hand, the place includes many building such as a downtown area,
the description will likely focus on the location of the various buildings.
Finally, if the place is an entire country, the description will be much more
general and provide information about provide information about such thing
as the land formation, climate, and major cities.

H. Mind Mapping

Mind mapping was invented by a leading author and lecturer on learning

and thinking techniques named Tony Buzan. His Mind Maps are revolutionizing the
process of absorbing information, overcoming complex problems and designing detailed
plans. Traditionally, note taking and planning was done in a linear or list-like manner.
But Buzans research shows that the brain digests information in a multi-dimensional
28

Sandra McKay, Fundamentals of Writing for a Specific Purpose, (New Jersey: Prentice-Hall,
Inc., Englewood Cliffs, 1983), p. 17.
29
Sandra McKay, Fundamentals of Writing .), p. 33.

way. Through mind mapping, you can throw away boring and consuming notes in favour
of a two of a two dimensional structure which shows the shape of topic, related ideas
and concepts, and the relative importance of all the information. This process engages
much more of the brain than conventional note taking and design systems.

4.

The Concept of Mind Mapping

Mind mapping is a way getting your ideas together. If you have to

construct a spoken or written piece of text, you can use mind mapping to help you
organize the structure of your piece.
Here is an example of mind map:
Figure 2.1
Invitation
Make list
Buy cards
Write and post

Music
Decide on songs
Make tapes
Borrow sisters CDs
My Party

Food and drink

Go shopping
Make cake

Decorations
Buy streamers
Put up lights
Adapted from Mark Anderson & Kathy Anderson30

Here is a checklist for developing our skills when doing a min map31:
a. On a piece of paper, write down all your ideas about your topic as they
come to you.
b. In the centre of a new page, write your topic.
c. Using what you wrote on your first piece of paper, work out the main
ideas (these will become the arms of your mind map)
d. Draw lines from your topic for each of your main ideas.
30

Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson, Text Types in English 1, (Australia: MacMillan, 1997), p.

31

Mark Anderson and Kathy Anderson, Text Types), p. 148..

148.

e. Under each main ideas list the other ideas that relate to it (these
become the sub- points on your mind map)
f. Look at your mind map and select the main points that will be relevant
to the purpose of your text.
g. Order your relevant main ideas for use in your text (what will come
first, second, third and so on).

A mind map can help you construct a written text. Your main ideas can
become your paragraph. Begin each paragraph with a topic sentence. This will preview
the idea to your audience. Your sub-points can be used in the paragraph to give more
details (elaborate) to your audience.
Mind mapping work in a similar to the brain. Mind maps like the one
incorporate keywords, colour and images, which are much easier to remember than
sentences and paragraphs. The structure of your own mind maps will reflect the way your
brain organizes and sorts information. Just a quick glance at a mind map will enable you
to rapidly recall the vital points and information in any given subject.
5. Application of Mind Mapping in Teaching
Apart from familiarizing his or her students with the theory and practice of
Mind Mapping, the teacher can use mind maps in a number of practical ways to make
teaching and learning easier and more enjoyable. Those are the applications of mind
maps in teaching as follows32:
a)

Preparing lecture notes

One of the most powerful ways to use Mind Maps is
as lecture notes. Preparing a lecture in Mind Map form is much faster
than writing it out and has the big advantage of following the lecturer
and the student to keep an overview of the whole subject at all times.
A Mind Mapped lecture is easy to update from year to year without

32

Tony Buzan with Barry Buzan, The Mind Maps Book (London: BBC Worldwide Limited,
revised edition 2003), p. 223-228.

becoming messy and its mnemonic qualities mean that a brief

overview before the lecture quickly brings the topic right back into
focus. Because the lecturers own knowledge will evolve the same
Mind map will trigger quite different lectures if used from year to
year. This avoids the tedium of stale lecture notes without requiring
any extra work. It makes lecturing more fun and more interesting for
both the lecturer and the students/audience.
b) Yearly planning
The Mind map can be used to give the teacher an
overview of the whole years study programmed, showing the term
divisions and the type of lessons to be given. (For instance, a
geography teacher could get an idea of annual frequency of field trips
and slide presentations in relation to standard lesson.)
c) Term planning
This is a sub-division of the yearly plan, and often
takes the form of smaller Mind map expanding from a branch or
branches on the yearly programmed. The term plan might show which
topics from the curriculum the teacher intends to cover and in roughly
what order.
d) Daily planning
This takes a similar form to that of the daily Mind Map diary. And
would record the specific details of lesson, such as start and finish
time, classroom, and topic to be covered, and so on.
e) Lesson and presentations
Using a large blackboard, whiteboard, flip chart or
an overhead projector, the teacher can draw, as the lesson progresses,
the corresponding part of the mind map. This externalized reflection of
the thought process will help clarify the structure of the lesson. It will
also hold the students interest and enhance their memory and
understanding of the subject covered.' Skeleton Mind Maps can also

be handed out for the students to complete or black and white

photocopies can be provided for students to colour themselves.
f) Examinations
If the purpose of an examination is to test the
students knowledge and understanding rather than their writing
ability, the Mind Map is the ideal solution. It can show the teacher at a
glance whether or not the students have a general grasp of the subject,
as well as their major strengths and weaknesses. The Mind Map also
reveals those areas where the chain of association has, for some
reason, gone awry. This approach gives the teacher a clear and
objective idea of the students state of knowledge, uncultured by
judgments about skills in other areas such as grammatical correctness,
spelling ability and neatness of hand writing. In addition it saves a
huge amount of time normally spent reading and marking piles of
examination scripts.
g) Projects
Mind Maps are ideal for planning, monitoring and
presenting projects. They encourage comprehensive and focused
thinking in the early stages, enable both teacher and student to check
on progress and observe the growing web of interrelated information,
and provide an ideal framework for either written or oral presentations
at the end.
6.

The Functions of Mind Mapping

Mind mapping has the function in developmental teaching and learning

activity, especially in teaching English writing as a foreign language or second languages

lesson taught in school. Those are the following function or benefit of mind mapping:
Function of Mind Maps33:
1. The main idea is at the centre and clearly defined

33

Mind mapping multimedia: using mind maps to design CD-ROMs: a guide for Young People
and Youth Organization in Southeast Asia.(Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, 2002), p.7

2. The relative importance of ideas is shown-more important concepts are near

the centre.
3. The connections between key ideas are obvious.
4. Recall and review is faster and more efficient.
5. Addition of new information is easy.
6. The creative nature of the map makes it easier for the brain to think of new
connections.
7. Time is not wasted writing down unnecessary words and sentences.
In another hand, mind mapping has a benefit. Especially in teaching and
learning there are34:
a. They automatically inspire interest in the students, thus making them more
receptive and co-operative in the classroom.
b. They make lesson and presentation more spontaneous, creative and enjoyable,
both for the teacher and the students.
c.

Rather than remaining relatively rigid as the years go by, the teachers notes
are flexible and adaptable. In these times of rapid change and development,
the teacher needs to be able to alter and add to teaching notes quickly and
easily.

d. Because mind maps present only relevant materials in a clear and memorable
form, the students tend to get better mark in examination.
e. Unlike linear text, mind maps show not just the facts but the relationships
between those facts, thus giving the students a deeper understanding of the
subject.
f. The physical volume of lecture note is dramatically reduced.
g. Mind maps are especially useful for children with learning difficulties,
particularly dyslexia. By freeing the child of the tyranny of semantics, which
often accounts for 90% of the difficulty, the mind map allows the child a far
more natural, complete and accelerated self-expression.

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Tony Buzan with Barry Buzan, The Mind ), p. 232-233.

CHAPTER III
RESEARCH DESIGN

This chapter presents

research design, place and time of the study, subject of the study, research instrument,
data and source data, technique of collecting data, and techniques of data analysis.

A. Research Design
The research design of this study is categorize as an experimental research about
using mind mapping in teaching descriptive writing at SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor. An
experimental study focuses on a treatment and and outcome. This study may also include
two classes of 7th grade students thats 7.A and 7.B of SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor, as
the context in which the experiment is conducted. The two classes were handled by
different English teacher but they own similar educational background. This study
expected gave the visible image of teaching English include:
(a). The teaching preparation made by the English teacher. (b). Kinds of materials used
by the English teacher. (c). Teachers ways to evaluate the students skill in descriptive
writing.

B. Place and Time of the Study

The researcher conducts this study at Junior High School (SMP) Riyadlul Jannah,
Binong, Ciseeng, Bogor. For six months start from 14th September 2008 up to 27th
February 2009.

C. Subject of the Study

The subject of this study consists of the teacher and the seven grade
student of SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor. There were 115 students who studied at Junior
Islamic High School (SMP) Riyadlul Jannah which consists of 4 classes, namely for the

seventh grade consist of 2 classes, and for the eighth and ninth grade, both of them only
have 1 class. There were three English teachers in that school. The seventh grade students
handled by two English teachers. And for the eighth and ninth grade handled by one
English teacher.

D. Research Instrument
For research instrument the researcher used three instruments to get the data,
they are: observation, questioner, documentation, and test.

E. Data and Source Data

The data of this study were three types, there are: (1).The teaching preparation
made by the English teacher before teaching descriptive writing. (2).The kinds of
materials used by the English teacher in teaching descriptive writing. (3).The teachers
ways to evaluate the students skill in descriptive writing.
The data about the teaching preparations were made by the English teacher of
SMP Riyadlul Jannah were derived from teachers document and questioner to answer
the first research question, the data about the teaching materials were used by the English
teacher were stated in her lesson plan, curriculum and questionnaire to answer the second
question of the research question, and the data of the evaluations are applied and given by
the English teacher to the students achievement in teaching and learning activities were
obtained from the questionnaire, and test to answer the last research question.

F. Techniques of Collecting Data

There were four techniques were used by the researcher in collecting the data,
namely; observation, questionnaire, documentation, and test.

1. Observation
This observation is the main technique in collecting the data of teaching
preparation, teaching materials, and the evaluations were used in the teaching and
learning process. The observation was conducted 6 times in September, October,
November, December 2008, and January, and February 2009. in this case , the

researcher acted as an observer who observed the teaching learning process without
being involved in the process. Therefore, this technique can be categorized as non
participant observation.
2. Questionnaires
In this study the researcher takes the questioner by using two ways, there are first
the questioners for the English teacher and the other ways by the questioner for the
students.
The questioner for the English teacher was expected to get data from the teaching
preparation, materials are used, and the ways to evaluate the students were conducted
in teaching and learning activity. The questioner gave to English teacher on 24th
October 2008, and returned it two week later to the researcher. And the questioner for
the students was aimed to take the data from teaching materials that the English
teacher gave to the students and the ways of the English teacher to evaluated the
students skill in descriptive writing.
3. Documentation
This documentation was used to complete the data such as the teaching
preparations were made by the English teacher. It was carried out by copying the
teachers documentations of the teaching preparations.
4. Test
The test technique was used to find out of the result of students achievement in
learning descriptive writing and it is as main technique in collecting the data. This test
was applied in the experimental and controlled class to find out of the score of the
students achievement in understanding descriptive writing, and it is as a comparative
between experimental and controlled class. It was conducted four times in which two
times as teaching and learning process in both classes and the two meetings again
used to give the test to the both classes, which were conducted on November, 14th
2008, November, 22nd 2008, and November, 29th 2008, and February 28th 2009.
G. Techniques of Data Analysis
The technique of data analysis consists of data from observation, data distributing
from questionnaire, data from documentation, and data from test were analyzed in some
steps as bellows:

1. Data from Observation

The data from observation was conducted by the researcher to make him
easier in reporting the research report, this data analyze about the teaching process
were conducted by the English teacher in the classroom. This data was analyzed to
answer the 2nd and 3rd

research questions.

2. Data from Questionnaires

This data has two types, from the teacher and the students. The data from
the teachers questionnaire was used to check whether the descriptive writing was
applied in the physical classroom activities or it was neglected. Besides, the
questionnaire from the students is to recheck to the teachers responses in line with
the students faced in teaching and learning activities. Therefore, questionnaires were
concluded that used to answer the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd research questions.
3. Data from Documentation
The data from documentation covered about the teaching preparations
were made by the English teacher in which applied to the teaching and learning
activities in the classroom. In this step the researcher also analyzed the teaching
preparations were made. It was used to answer the 1st research questions.
4. Data from Test
This data was gained to find out the result score from the students in
teaching descriptive writing by using mind mapping in which applied into two
classes, experiment and controlled class. It was obtained from 7.A class as an
experiment class and 7.B as a controlled class of SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor.
Finally, the test was summarized that used to answer the 3rd research question.
Furthermore, in getting data from test the writer gave the test for two classes in
the different cases to know how well the result and differences of both the controlled
and experiment class. In as much, the writer uses t-test (quoted from Anas
Sudijono)35 to know or to find out the students score differences in learning
descriptive writing by using pictures compared with learning descriptive writing

35

Prof. Drs. Anas Sudijono, Pengantar Statistik Pendidikan, (Jakarta: PT Raja Grafindo Persada,
2008), p. 324.

without pictures. But then, he has to seek the differences of mean variables first
before using the t-test formula, its formula as follows:

fX '

1).To find out Mean for Variable I: M1 = M+ i

N

fy'

2).To find out Mean for Variable I: M2 = M + i

N

Notes:
M1 : Mean Variable of experiment class
M2 : Mean variable of control class
M : The value of mean (mean taksiran)
i

: Interval class

fx : Frequency of experiment class

fy : frequency of control class
N1 : The total number of students in experiment class
N2 : The total number of students in control class
And after getting mean variable, the writer has to seek the standard of deviation of
variable and standard error mean of variable by using formula as follows:

3).To finds out Standard Deviation Variable I:

SD1= i

fx'

fx'

4).To finds out Standard Deviation Variable II:

SD2= i

fy'

fy'

5).To finds out Standard Error Mean Variable I:

SEM 1 =

SD1
N 1

6).To finds out Standard Error Mean Variable II:

SEM 2 =

SD1
N 1

Notes:
SD1

: Standard of deviation from experiment class

SD2

: Standard of deviation from control class

SEM1

: Standard error mean of variable from experiment class

SEM2

: Standard error mean of variable from control class

fx

: The total frequency of experiment class

fy

: The total frequency of control class

N1

: The total number of students in experiment class

N2

: The total number of students in control class

The next step is seeking the standard error mean difference of variables by using
formula as follows:
7).To finds out Standard Error the differences between Variable I Mean and
Variable II Mean, with the formula:
SE M1

M2

8).To find to with the formula:

to =

M 1 M 2
SE M 1 M 2

SEM1 SEM 2

CHAPTER IV
RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS

This chapter presents and describes about the findings of the research based on
the data were gathered during the research includes: (a) the teaching preparations made
by the English teacher before teaching descriptive writing, (b) the kinds of materials are
used by the English teacher in teaching descriptive writing, and (c) the teachers ways to
evaluate the students skill in descriptive writing.

I. RESEARCH FINDINGS

The researcher found some findings from the research conducted at SMP Riyadlul
Jannah Bogor, which are explained generally as follows;
A. Teaching Preparations

The teaching preparations based on the theories given in the

chapter II is a lesson planning that had been made by the English teacher. The
teaching preparations had been made by the English teacher will help him in
conducting and applying teaching-learning process in the class and as a
consideration for the learning objectives which are reached regularly.
B. The Kinds of Materials used by the English teacher at SMP Riyadlul
Jannah Bogor.

The instructional materials used in teaching-learning activities

gathered from the students answer sheet by using mind mapping in teaching
descriptive writing presented in the figure 4.1 and 4.2 in the bellowing page:

Figure 4.1
Choose the word in the mind mapping into the right answer!
Mind mapping strategy about things round the school

g. Library

h. Office

f. Language lab
e. Mosque

d. Toilet

Paragraph about things around the school

Nadia take a walk around the school , she wants look the condition of her school.

First, she looks around (1) watching the students playing football.
Then she walk to in front of the school and talk with security in .. (2), after
that she goes to the .(3) to meet her teacher. Afterward, she goes to the
.(4) to study computer, next she goes to the .(5)for
listening the English lesson. At the rest time she goes to the ..(6) with her
friend to buy some snack, and she goes to the ..(7) play hide and seek. Next
she goes to the ..(8) to borrow some books, then she comes to the
(9) to take ablution. Finally she does praying together with the others in
the.. ..(10).
Adapted from the students answer sheet.

Figure 4.2
Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate words within mind mapping bellow!
Mind mapping strategy about family member around me

Ahmad

Aisyah

Husein Fatimah

Fahmi & his wife Muslimah Hasan

Abdul Salamah

Yusuf

Fakih
Paragraph about around me
My name is Hasan. I am 20 years old. I want to tell you about the family around
me. .. (1) is Husein he is 45 years old I. called him abi, and

. (2) is Fatimah she is 40 years old I. called her ummi. I have one
brother and one sister, .. (3) is 30 years old I called him akhi
Fahmi, and (4) is 25 years old. I usually called her ukhti Muslimah.
The parents of my father still a live,

(5) is 63 years old. I called him

jaddun Ahmad, and. (6) is 59 years old. I called her jaddatun

Aisyah. My brother has married and has one son, .(7). is 5 years old. His
name is Faqih. My Mother has a little brother, ..(8)is 38 years old. His is
Abdul, his wife or (9) is 35 years old her name is Salamah, both of them
have son he is my, (10) his name is Yusuf he is 18 years old. Thats all my
big family.
Adapted from the students answer sheet
C. The Ways Used by the English Teacher to Evaluate the Students Skill.

The ways used by the English teacher to evaluate the students in

learning descriptive writing still used the conventional strategy. Besides, the
writing skill avoided by the English teacher in delivering subjects to the students.
The three research findings will be briefly discussed in the research discussion as
follows:

II. RESEARCH DISCUSSION

A. Teaching Preparation

From the observation which is conducted by the researcher, he

gained some documents of teaching preparations which are made by the English
teacher. The real English teacher does not annual program and semester program,
but the English teacher made the teaching preparation for teaching the lesson at
the class tomorrow. And the teaching preparation is different from the context of
teaching preparation had been made by the government.
B. Materials Used at SMP Riyadlul Jannah

The English teacher used the material in teaching learning

activities only from the text book that used by the students. The textbooks which
is used in teaching-learning activities, namely English on Sky for seven grade
junior high school.

C. Evaluations Applied by the English Teacher in the Classroom

The English teacher made the evaluations for the students consist
of: assignment or room work. The evaluations conducted while using mind
mapping in teaching descriptive writing was running, and the test. The test used
for two classes, first, for the experiment class where using mind mapping in
teaching descriptive writing in teaching-learning activities and the last is for the
controlled class where teaching-learning activities conducted without using mind
mapping in teaching descriptive writing in teaching-learning activities. The data
of both classes described at (a) data description, (b) data interpretation, and (c)
test of hypothesis as follows:

a.

Data Description

To show the test result of both classes which comprise of experiment

and controlled class, the writer writes out the students table score as bellow:

In this term the researcher tried to discuss the comparison result

between test score of experiment class (7.A) and test score of controlled class
(7.B). Which are explained generally with the tables as follows:
Table 4.1
Data of test score the students in Experiment Class (7.A)
Student

Score

Student

Score

Students 1

50

Students 12 70

Students 2

70

Students 13 90

Students 3

70

Students 14 90

Students 4

50

Students 15 100

Students 5

60

Students 16 100

Students 6

60

Students 17 90

Students 7

90

Students 18 80

Students 8

60

Students 19 90

Students 9

60

Students 20 100

Students 10 100

Students 21 90

Students 11 90

Students 22 70

From the table 4.1 previously, the highest of students score in

experiment class was 100 obtained by four students, namely :( a) student 10,
(b) student 15, (c) student 16, and student 20. Meanwhile, the lowest of
students score in experiment class was 50 obtained by two students, namely:
(a) student 1 and (b) student 4. From the differences scores obtained between
the highest students score was 100 and the lowest students score was 50, it
can be concluded that there was an effect of using mind mapping in teaching
descriptive writing. By using mind mapping students are can help the students
construct a written text. Students main ideas can become a paragraph. Begin
each paragraph with a topic sentence. Therefore, most of them did not have
the difficulties in doing the test that the researcher made. It can be proved by
the frequency of the students score in experiment class (7.A) as follows:
Table 4.2
Interval of the Students Score of Experiment Class (7.A)

Score

50 58

59 66

67 74

75 83

84 91

92 100

22 (N1)
Processed from the table 4.1

From the table above, it showed 9 for the interval of class, it was
from 50 58 to 92 100. Most of students got 84 91, it can be seen from the
frequency of the table was 7. Finally, the researcher gained the result
calculation of experiment was processed from interval of the students score
in experiment class (7.A) as table 4.2 bellow:

Table 4.3
The Result Calculation of Experiment Class (7.A)
Score
f
X
x x2
fx
fx2
50 58

+4 16

32

59 66

+3 9

12

36

67 74

+2 4

16

75 83

+1 1

84 91

92 100

-4

22 (N1)

fx= -25

fx2= 89

M (87,5) 0
-1

From the table of result calculation previously, the researcher

gained the total frequency of the students score in experiment were -25, and
the double value frequency students score in experiment class were 89 from
the total number of experiment class was 22 students.
Table 4.4
Data of test score the students in Control Class (7.B)
Student

Score

Student

Score

Students 1

60

Students 13

60

Students 2

70

Students 14

60

Students 3

60

Students 15

70

Students 4

60

Students 16

60

Students 5

70

Students 17

70

Students 6

80

Students 18

60

Students 7

65

Students 19

70

Students 8

55

Students 20

50

Students 9

60

Students 21

60

Students 10

70

Students 22

50

Students 11

60

Students 23

75

Students 12

70

Students 24

60

From the table above, the highest of students score in control class
was 80 obtained by a student, namely student 6. Meanwhile, the lowest of
students score in control class was 50 obtained by two students, namely: (a)
student 20 and (b) student 22. From the differences scores obtained between
the highest students score was 80 and the lowest students score was 50, it
can be concluded that there was a positive effect of using mind mapping in
teaching descriptive writing. Teaching descriptive writing by using grammar
translation method has no effect for the students motivation in learning
English especially descriptive writing. This problem can be caused by
decreasing the students motivation in learning English especially descriptive

writing. It can be proved by the frequency of the students score in control

class as follows
Table 4.5
Interval of the Students Score of Control Class (7.B)
Score

50 54

55 59

60 64

11

65 69

70 74

75 79

80 84

24 (N2)

Processed from the table 4.4

From the table above, it showed 5 for the interval of class, it was
from 50 54 to 80 84. Most of students got 60 64, it can be seen from the
frequency of the table was 11. Finally, the researcher gained the result
calculation of experiment was processed from interval of the students score
in control class (7.B) as table 4.5 bellow:
Table 4.6
The Result Calculation of Control Class (7.B)
fx

fx2

+2 4

+1 1

-1

-1

-2

-14

28

75 79

-3

-3

80 84

-4

16

-4

16

24 (N2)

fx= -17

fx2= 63

Score

50 54

55 59

60 64

11

65 69

70 74

M (62) 0

x2

From the table 4.3 of result calculation, the researcher gained the total
frequency of the students score in control class were -17, and the double
value frequency students score in control class were 63 from the total number
of control class was 24 students.
To get description about the comparative scores between the
calculations of experimental class (see table 4.3) and the calculation scores of
control class (see table 4.6) were further analyzed by using formula:
1. Determining Mean I with formula :

fx '
M 1= M '+ i

N
25
M 1 = 87,5 + 9
= 87,5 + 9( 1,136) = 87,5 10,227 = 77,3
22

2.

Determining Mean II with formula :

fy '
M 2 = M '+ i

17
M 2 = 62 + 5
= 62 + 5( 0,7 ) = 62 3,5 = 58,5
24
3.

Determining of Standard Deviation of Variable I:

fx '
fx'
SD1 = i

N
N
2

89 25
SD1 = 9

22 22

= 9 4,045 1,136 = 9 2,91

= 9 x 1,71 = 15,39
4.

Determining of Standard Deviation of Variable II:

fy '
fy '
SD2 = i

N
N
2

63 17
SD2 = 5

24 24

= 5 2,625 0,50 = 5 2,125

= 9 x 1, 46 = 7,29
5.

Determining of Standard Error Mean of Variable I:

SEM1 =
SE M1 =
6.

SD1
N 1
15,39 15,39 15,39
=
=
= 3,36
22 1
21 4,58

Determining of Standard Error Mean of Variable II:

SEM 2 =

SD2
N 1

SE M 2 =

7.

7,29
7,29 7,29
=
=
=1,521
24 1
23 4,79

Determining of Standard Error Mean Difference of M1 and M2:

2

SE M 1M 2 = SEM 1 + SE M 2

3,36 2 + 1,5212

11,3 + 2,313

13,6

= 3,

8.

69

Determining to with formula:

to =

77,3 58,5
18,8
M 1 M 2
= 5,1
=
=
3,69
3,69
SE M 1 M 2

9. Determining t-table in significance level 5% and 1% with df:

df = (N1 + N2 2) = (22 + 24 2) = 44

The writer gained t-table:

S.L. 5 % = 2, 01
S.L. 1 % = 2, 68

10. The comparison between t-score with t-table

t - score = 2, 01 < 5, 1 > 2, 68
The result of the test gained above can be seen in the following
description in the data interpretation and the test of hypothesis.

b.

Data Interpretation

Based on the formula above, the result of the statistic calculation

indicated that the value of to is 5,1 an d the value of df (degree of freedom)
was 44 on degree of significance of 5% is 2,01. Comparing the to whit each
values of the degree of significance, the writer finds that 2, 01 < 5, 1. So, tt is
smaller than to, or tt < to. Where to score is bigger than tt score obtained from

the result calculating, so the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and the alternative
hypothesis (Ha) is accepted.
According to the explanation about the analysis of the result above, it
can be categorized that using mind mapping in teaching descriptive writing is
adequate success. It can be seen on the tables above that using mind mapping
in teaching descriptive writing have significant differences. It means that there
is a significant influence of teaching descriptive writing to improve students
writing ability by using mind mapping. So, the students scores of learning
descriptive writing taught by using mind mapping are better than teaching
descriptive writing without using mind mapping.

c. Test of Hypothesis

In line with Sudijono who states that if to is bigger than tt (to > tt), so
the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected. It means there is a significant difference
between the experiment class and the controlled class, and if to is smaller than
tt (to < tt), so the null hypothesis (Ho) is accepted. It means there is no a
significant difference between the experiment class and the controlled class.36

36

2008)

Prof. Drs. Anas Sudijono, Pengantar Statistik Pendidikan, (Jakarta: Raja Grafindo Persada,

CHAPTER V
CONCLUSIONS AND SUGESTION

This chapter presents the conclusions based on the research findings described in
the previous chapter. Those conclusions are the answer to the research problems stated in
chapter I it also presents suggestions for the English teacher.

A. Conclusions

Based on the research conducted by the writer then the writer concludes as
follows:
(1).

About teacher teaching preparation, the English

teacher who taught at 7th grade in SMP Riyadlul Jannah Bogor didnt make
teaching preparation based on the model of teaching preparations (RPP) are
made by the local government and followed the model teaching preparations
are made by curriculum academic staff. Those models are made by the
curriculum academic staff are not fulfill the prerequirement of the models
are made by the local government.
(2)

About kinds of materials are used by the English teacher at SMP Riyadlul
Jannah Bogor the English teacher used the text book only. Therefore, the
teaching and learning activities are based on the text book (English on Sky
VII), and

(3)

Teachers ways to evaluate the students skill, by using mind

mapping in teaching descriptive writing make the student easier when
perform the test it can be proved by the result of the test hypothesis (see
page 46) there can be seen about the result of the test between student that
perform the test by using mind mapping and without is clearly different. The
student that used mind mapping is better than none.

According to the result analysis of the research, it shows that the value of to is
bigger than the value of tt. So, the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and the alternative
hypothesis (Ha) is accepted, and it can be said that there is significant influence of using
mind mapping in teaching descriptive writing and adequate success. It can be seen on the
table of the students scores.
So, it can be conclude that the students scores of learning descriptive writing by
using mind mapping is better than taught without mind mapping.

B. Suggestions

After the writer made a conclusion, he tried to make some suggestions especially
to the teacher as a person whose concern on the teaching learning process in the
classroom.
There are some suggestions that can be given in relation to the writers
conclusion. The suggestions are as follows:
(1)

The English teacher should make the teaching preparation well before teaching
and learning activity.

(2)

The English teacher should make the teaching preparation appropriate with the
curriculum recommended.

(3)

The English teacher should find out the material not just from the text book but
the other references such as encyclopedia or the other one.

(4)

The English teacher should not teach grounded on the text book only, but
grounded on the sequence materials from the syllabus. And the last suggestion the
writer to the English teacher

(5).

The English teacher ought to make the evaluation appropriate with the question
grille.
Those are some suggestions which the writer offered especially to the teacher as

an addition to complete the way of teaching learning process in the classroom.

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