Ludfiatul Nur A: TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE FOR KINDERGARTEN STUDENT USING PICTURE

TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE FOR KINDERGARTEN STUDENT USING PICTURE

By Lusfiatul Nur Azizah

Abstract

Writing is of fundamental importance to learning, to development of the person in each learner, and to success in the educational system. But in reality, writing is difficult things for learners, actually student. The most of student can’t make a good sentence for writing activity because they have weakness knowledge about English grammar and vocabulary. So the teacher must be creating their lesson to fluently the student to understand and make their student fun to follow the lesson very well. Besides that, teachers, we need to work continually to aid our students in their search for fulfillment as writers (Harris, 1993). This study about teaching writing decriptive in kinder garten using a picture. It is consists of 5 main forms: logs; diaries; creative writing; expository writing; and journals. Most people agree that writing skills are increasingly important and often not adequately taught. When writing is taught in schools, writing instruction often takes a backseat to phonics, handwriting skills, and reading comprehension.There is an interaction between teaching methods and motivation for teaching writing.The method which was applied in this research was descriptive writing. A class was divided into two groups, the students who have high and low motivation.Then, the techniques which were use writing things,identifying a picture.Teachers should establish a writing routine (sample one provided for the first six days).

Key words : Teaching, Writing Descriptive, Kindergarten Student, Picture

Introduction

Teaching English consist 4 skills, writing, reading, listening, and speaking. This study is about writing especially writing descriptive in kindergarten. Writing is difficult thing for the most of learners actually student because they have weakness knowledge about English grammar and vocabulary. Writing takes time and energy. If the students have patience and thoroughness, so they can be a good writer. Writing description is one way for learning English. Writing description in Kindergarden is foundation for student to learning English very much. So if you to be a kinder garten teacher,you must try to influently the student study hard and understand what do you explain your lesson in classroom.Fact, some student in Kindergarten very inerest to learning English. although they still child, They have a spirit to learning english. As they study hard to understand and active in class get a good mark from their teacher. On the other hand, at home they study hard too to prepare next matery tomorrow. The methodology of teaching writing description in kindergarden needed in teaching-learning process. It is treated at the level of design in which the roles of teacher’s learners and instructional materials are specified. The students should mention the name of a picture that teacher have. An then the student must tell about the incident on the picture in a paper. Next the students must take to teacher for get a mark. Usually in reality, writing description in kindergarden sometime make student boring. Teacher must be have a different methodology to teaching, in the order to student not boring in class. Because a correct methodology in class fluently activities in class. In reality, not all of student understand and happy in learning english. Maybe teacher have any roleplay,its mean a game in which the participants assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create stories. Participants determine the actions of their characters based on their characterization, and the actions succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines. Within the rules, they may improvise freely; their choices shape the direction and outcome of the games.Because role playing can help to effetive learning English, especially learning writing description.The teacher must take a way haw to teaching English correctly. Maybe with role play can help teaching English . All the way must be do ing for make the students understand and happy in learning English.

In the teaching English, actually teaching writing description in Kindergarten have any problem. The teacher and students havemany problems in teaching and learning procces are : What is teaching?, What is Writing?, How to teaching writing descriptive in kinder garden? Based on the research question above, the purpose of the study are: To know about the definition of Teaching, to know the definition of writing, to know how to teach writing descriptive in kinder garden.

Theory

Definition of Teaching is the act or profession of a person who teaches. Which teach at the elementary, junior high shool,senior high school and etc. Beside that Teaching mean the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded". Definition of Writing seems to have taken on different definitions for different groups of people in order to suit their different needs and purposes for writing. Even for professionals involved in the field of English Language Teaching, not one definition of writing could satisfy everyone.Writing is of fundamental importance to learning, to development of the person in each learner, and to success in the educational system. As teachers, we need to work continually to aid our students in their search for fulfillment as writers (Harris, 1993).

How to teach writing descriptive in kinder garden : Children in kindergarten learn to write as a way to communicate more effectively. Writing activities can be assigned to encourage new ideas and stimulate creativity. Descriptive writing describes a person, place or thing that the kindergartner has experienced. It also paints a picture in the mind of the reader. This type of writing uses vivid details and can help a child explore his imagination.

Creating a class thesaurus will encourage children to find descriptive words to use in their writing. Explore basic words such as good and bad and have the child write as many words as she can think of that mean good. Combine all of the words and distribute them to the children. Use these words to write an essay about summer vacation, homework or another school activity. Challenge the child to use as many of the words in the thesaurus as possible.

Discussion

Children in kindergarten learn to write as a way to communicate more effectively. Writing activities can be assigned to encourage new ideas and stimulate creativity. Descriptive writing describes a person, place or thing that the kindergartner has experienced. It also paints a picture in the mind of the reader. This type of writing uses vivid details and can help a child explore his imagination.Mirror exercise : Mirrors can be used to help children look at themselves and describe what they see. Mirrors can remind a child about details she might otherwise forget, such as freckles and specks in her eyes.Lists of adjectives provide a basis for story writing. Lists of descriptive words can help provide a beginning point for a child who is having difficulty painting a picture in his mind. The lists can be used to help write a story. A writer can choose four or five words from the list to make a paragraph describing an event or a place she has visited.Paper bags are excellent mediums to encourage children to use their imaginations. Items are placed in a bag and the child is asked to reach in and describe what she feels inside the bag. This activity forces the child to use descriptions because she cannot see what the item is.Blindfolds force a child to use her imagination instead of visual clues. Children can sample food and use descriptive words to tell what they taste. You can encourage them by asking whether food tastes salty, sweet or sour. Is it cold or hot? Is it soft or hard? Ask the children to take off the blindfold and write what they tasted. Do this before they are told what the item is.Creating a class thesaurus will encourage children to find descriptive words to use in their writing. Explore basic words such as good and bad and have the child write as many words as she can think of that mean good. Combine all of the words and distribute them to the children. Use these words to write an essay about summer vacation, homework or another school activity. Challenge the child to use as many of the words in the thesaurus as possible.

Review Lesson Plan. Title : Identifying Descriptive Writing Techniques. Discipline: Language Arts. Date Planned : 1/30/2007. Goals : The students will understand and identify the techniques used by authors with descriptive writing. Objectives : 1. To identify parts of speech in desriptions. 2. To identify figures of speech in descriptions: similes, metaphors, and personifications. Materials : Crusaders of Learning, Internet, Microsoft word, and web pages: http://www.writesville.com/writesville/2005/12/descriptive_wri.html, http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/gwhale/NurseryLife.html Procedure : Students will go together to the first site at Writesville.All will read the article and identify through discussion the techniques an author used to develop good descriptive writing. Together the class will visit the second site about gray whales. The teacher will model for the students identifying descriptive writing techniques used by the author with the introductory paragraph. Students are to read independently the remainder of the article posting descriptive techniques used in the article on the collaboration board. Standards : Identify and use common organizational structures and graphic features to comprehend information. Use knowledge of root words as well as context clues and glossaries to understand specialized vocabulary in the content areas during reading. Use these words accurately in speaking and writing. Read and understand essential content of informational texts and documents in all academic areas. a) Differentiate fact from opinion utilizing resources that go beyond traditional text (e.g., newspapers, magazines and periodicals) to electronic media. b) Distinguish between essential and nonessential information across texts and going beyond texts to a variety of media; identify bias and propaganda where present. c) Draw inferences based on a variety of information sources. d) Evaluate text organization and content to determine the author’s purpose and effectiveness according to the author’s theses, accuracy and thoroughness. Use and understand a variety of media and evaluate the quality of material produced. a) Compare and analyze how different media offer a unique perspective on the information presented. b) Analyze the techniques of particular media messages and their effect on a targeted audience. c) Use, design and develop a media project that expands understanding (e.g., authors and works from a particular historical period). Explain and demonstrate basic computer operations and concepts. a) Know specialized computer applications used in the community. b) Describe the function of advanced input and output devices (e.g., scanners, video images, plotters, projectors) and demonstrate their use. c) Demonstrate age appropriate keyboarding skills and techniques. Assessment: The student's responses on the collaboration board will reflect an understanding of the descriptive writing techniques used in the selection.

Closing

Teaching Writing use a balanced literacy approach to teach reading and writing in classroom. After doing research and reading several books on using balanced literacy, found The Four Blocks Literacy Model and started using it in classroom. Below are some questions and answers about balanced literacy and the Four Blocks model.

Classroom writing in kindergarten consists of 5 main forms: logs; diaries; creative writing; expository writing; and journals. Early journal writing may include a lot of pictures and scribbles. Teachers should establish a writing routine (sample one provided for the first six days). The article also includes information on writing conferences and understanding how children develop as writers, as well as how to document children.

Based on the explain above, we want to give some suggestion to the readers that : We should more understand about definition of teaching. We should know how to teach writing descriptive in Kinder garten.

References

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