USING JIGSAW IN TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

USING JIGSAW IN TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXT FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

AbstractName : Dessy WindasariStudent No. : 0806102050040Study Program : English EducationTitle : Using Jigsaw in Teaching Writing Descriptive Textfor Junior High School StudentsThis method of this study is library research. The objective of this study is to showhow jigsaw helps students in generating their ideas in writing descriptive text basedon the analysis of some theories and research finding related the application ofjigsaw in teaching writing skill. Based on the references and other research result, itis found that Jigsaw technique can be used to help students generate their ideas intheir writing because it focuses on using steps of Jigsaw, namely; grouping, sharing,and writing. It can solve the writing problem by running all of the steps of Jigsawwhich can build strong relationship between students and teacher, and students withtheir teammates. This technique also helps students to generate their ideas in writingdescriptive text and they can increase their responsibility to finish their own work ortheir group work. The data are obtained from various sources that are processed anddescribed in a descriptive way. This study is expected to be useful for Englishteachers who face similar problem in teaching writing skill.

Dessy Windasari

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