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TEACHING WRITING EXPLANATION TEXT THROUGH COMBINING


BRAINSTORMING AND KNOW-WANT-LEARN (KWL) CHART STRATEGIES
TO THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF VOCATIONAL INDO HEALTH SCHOOL
PALEMBANG

Rinda Dwi Shintia

shintiarinda@gmail.com
Senior High School of Bina Warga 2 Palembang

ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to find out whether or not there is any significant
difference on Students’ Achievement in Writing Explanation Text to the Eleventh
Grade of Vocational Indo Health School Palembang who are taught through
Combining Brainstorming and Know-Want-Learn (KWL) Chart strategies and
those who are not. This study used quasi-experimental method with non-
equivalen control group design. The population of this study was all of the
eleventh grade of Vocational Indo Health School Palembang. The sample was 20
students , 10 students in experimental group from XI Nurshing class and 10
students in control group from XI Medical Laboratory class. In the collecting data,
a written test of explanation text was used, and to answer the problem of this
thesis the data were analyzed by using Independent sample test in SPSS 23
Computer program. The result of this study showed that in the experimental
group, mean was 70.90. Meanwhile, in the control group, and the mean was
66.70. On the other hand, the result of t-obtained was 2.412. Meanwhile, its
critical value at 0.05 significant level for two tailed with 18(df) was 2.100. Since
the t-obtained was higher than t-table, Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted.
As a final result, the combination Brainstorming and Know-Want Learn (KWL)
Chart Strategies made a significant difference on students’ achievement in writing
explanation text to the eleveth grade of Vocational Indo Health School
Palembang who were taught through combining brainstorming and know-want-
learn (kwl) chart strategies and those who were not.

Keywords:Teaching, Writing, Explanation Text, Combination of Brainstorming


and Know-Want-Learn(KWL) Chart strategies.

INTRODUCTION aspects should be realized by the


Writing is a process of students such as contents,
expressing ideas or thoughts in organization, language use,
words (Leo, et.al, 2007, p.1). In vocabulary, and mechanic. In
expressing ideas or thoughts in addition, coherence, cohesion,
words on writing process for some topic sentence, supporting
students are not easy especially on sentence and concluding sentence
writing in English. For most of as the important components in
students who do not have share writing.
common language, writing in
English might be one of a big The main point should be
problem because there are many understood by the students in

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writing is how the writer conveys make the students writing develop.
their ideas or messages to the Beside that, if the students already
reader correctly and clearly. The known how to construct the
difficulty not only in generating and sentence they can use writing skill
organizing ideas but also in to support their next carrier. For
translating the ideas into readable example: they could make a good
text (Richard & Renandya, 2002, curriculum vitae and application
p.313). It means, all the difficulties letter that useful for them in the
based on the aspects and future and so on.
components of writing mastery.
Futhermore, there are some
In learning English writing, reasons the writer decided that the
teacher taught the students in vocational Indo Health School
writing which was aimed to Palembang chosen as the object of
evaluate how far the students know study. Based on the writer
how to arrange the words become experienced as long as five months
a good sentences. Ardiansyah et al taught the students when they are
(2020) after the students knew how in tenth grade, some students have
to make good sentences, Jaya problems in writing English such as
(2017) the teacher taught them they lacked of vocabularies, they
how to make a good paragarph did not master in using tenses, they
afterwardmake a good text. confused to arrange the sentences,
However, Jaya (2017) in the writing thought about the content and
process some students faced some organization in writing.
problems in starting writing what
the teacher instructured. In case, Based on the problems
they felt lack of mastering the above, the appropriate method and
aspects of writing (contents, strategy was needed to solve the
organization, language use, students’ problems. The writer used
vocabulary, and mechanic) and the combination of Brainstormingand
component of writing (coherence, Know-Want-Learn (K-W-L) Chart
cohesion, topic sentence, strategies. Brainstorming is a
supporting sentence and strategy used to generate a number
concluding sentence). Because of ideas to help solve a particular
those problem,some students feel problem (Naser and Al-Mutairi, 2015,
difficult how to start the writing and p. 136). Brainstorming was needed
caused the students’ writing has a to develop students critical thinking.
low quality. Beside that, sometimes In this term, brainstorming strategy
some students need framework to focused on increasing students prior
make them easily to make a good knowledge about something they
writing. have learnt by using listing per each
point of what they gained on the
A good writing could be past. Meanwhile, Know-Want-Learn
produced by the students if they (K-W-L) Chart strategy is a three
understand how to do first such as part strategy introduced by Donna
think about the content they Ogle (1986) to activate students
wanted to choose, how to knowledge and encourage active
determine the main topic and thinking to develop and streghten
prepare the supporting sentence writing (Clark, 2007, p.65). It means,
for supporting the main topic to Know-Want-Learn (K-W-L) Chart

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strategy as the framework to guide settingwhich are designed to support


the students in writing process to internal process of learningas
make a good writing. The showing or helping someone to learn
combination of Brainstorming and how to do something, guiding and
Know-Want-Learn (K-W-L) Chart facilitating students in learning
strategies are expected to help the process, enabling the learner to
students’ problem. learn, and setting the conditions for
learning.
Based on the explanation
above, the writer interested to Concept of Writing
conduct the study with title
“Teaching Writing Explanation Writing is the important
Text Through Combining aspect in learning the foreign
Brainstorming and Know-Want- language (Harmer, 2004, p.86).
Learn (KWL) Chart Strategies to Meanwhile, according to Bryne
The Eleventh Grade of Vocational (19988, p.1) stated that writing is the
Indo Health School Palembang”. act of forming the graphic symbol,
LITERATURE REVIEW making mark on flat surface of some
Concept of Teaching kind. Therefore, writing can see
Teaching is the process of students how the way increase their
delivering the knowledge to others. skill within imagination and change
There are many definitions of intelligence so that they usual to do
teaching according to experts. writing activities. In addition,
Teaching is the term used more in Mutmainah stated that writing is an
formal educational setting, namely in activity to share or explore the
elementry school, secondary writer’s idea and thought that have in
schools, colleges, and graduate their brain and they can describe it in
school (Gage, written form (2016, p.7). Beside that,
2009, p.3). Meanwhile,Sequiera Richard and Renandya (2002, p.
(2017, p.4) stated that teaching is a 316) stated that writing process
set of events, outside the learners conducts on three ways first is
which are designed to support planning, in this stage encourages
internal process of learning. In students to write , second is drafting,
addition, Brown (2007, p.7-8) stated in this stage focuses on the fluency
that teaching as showing or helping of writing and is not pre occupied
someone to learn how to do with gramatical accurancy, and the
something, giving instructions, third is revising, in this stage
guiding in the study of something, encourage students to revise.
providing with knowledge, causing to
know or understand. Futhermore, From the statements above,
Brown stated that teaching is guiding the writer concluded that writing is
and facilitating learning, enabling the the important aspect in learning the
learner to learn, setting the foreign language which can see how
conditions for learning (2007, p.19). the way students increase their skill
within imagination and change
From the explanations intelligence so that they usual to do
above, the writer concluded that writing activities an activity to share
teaching is an activity to transfer the or explore the writer’s idea and
knowledge to others.This activity thought that have in their brain and
used more in formal educational they can describe it in written form,
beside that there are three stagesin

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writing process they are planning, explanation. Causal explanation


drafting, and revising. Those stages explains the natural happening,
are important for implementing on events or phenomena in our world.
writing process in the classroom. Meanwhile, sequential explanation
explains the order which things
Concept of Explanation Text occur in a process or the order in
which events happen (chronogical
According to Barwick (1998, order).
p. 62), explanation text is a text
which tells how and why In addition, Based on the
something in the world happens. In book “1700 Bank Soal Bimbingan
addition, he stated that there are Pemantapan Bahasa Inggris untuk
two types of explanation text. The SMA/MA/MAK”(2013, p.40), in using
first type explains an occurance or Explanation text, there is one of
how something works important thing should be relized by
(Mechanical), The second type the students that is language
explains why things happen features. Here, the language
(natural phenomenon). features are as follows:
Futhermore, to make an
explanation text, Barwick (1998, 1. General and Abstract noun,
P.62-63), explains the generic for example: Earthcquake,
structure of Explanation Text they chopping, speech,and so on.
are as follow: 2. Action verbs
1. Title 3. Simple present tense
Title aims to lead the 4. Passive voice
reader/writer and answer the
questions by explanation Briefly, explanation text is a text
2. General Statement which is tells how and why
introducing or identifying the something works and
phenomenon. happens.Explanation text divided
General statements into two kinds they are causal and
meanintroduce or identify sequential explanation. The generic
the sientific or technical structure are title, general statement
phenomenon. for introducing or identifying the
3. Series of sequanced phenomenon, series of sequanced
statements statements, and concluding
Series of sequanced statement. Then, general and
statements explain why or abstract noun, action verbs, simple
how something happens. present tense, and passive voice are
4. Concluding statement involve in language features of this
Concluding statement aims text.
to tie up the whole of
statement. Concept of Brainstorming
Strategy
Moreover, similar with
Barwick, Wood & Stubbs (2000, p. There are many definitions of
80-84) stated that explanation text brainstorming strategy.
exist to help people understand how Brainstorming is a wide-ranging, far-
or why something happens. Then, reaching activity, seeking to
explanation text divided into two generates ideas (Rawilinson, 2017,
kinds they are causal and sequential p.35). Meanwhie, according to Bright

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(2007, p. 48), brainstorming is the explanation some statements from


one of the best strategy in writing the experts above the writer
process, this strategy also involving concluded that Brainstorming is the
drawing circles and filling in one of best strategy in writing
describing ideas or making lists with process by seeking to generate the
interconnecting lines. In addition, ideas and facilitating creative
brainstorming is a useful initial thinking of the students in leaning
classroom strategy for quickly, process in the classroom, beside
facilitating creative thinking and that there are some strenghts and
group participation (Jensen and weaknesses when conduct this
Elisabeth, 2013, p. 45). strategy in the clasroom.
Futhermore, in setting
Brainstorming process, should be Concept of Know-Want-Learn
followed the procedures. The basic (K-W-L) Chart Strategy
procedure of brainstorming In writing process, there are
according to Osborn cite in Wilson many strategies used by the teacher
(2013, p.2) involve: to help the students have a good
1. Select the participants in a handwriting. One of the best strategy
group of class is using Know-Want-Learn (K-W-L)
2. Pose a clear problem, Chart Strategy.Know-Want-Learn (K-
question, or topic to the W-L) Chart Strategy is popularized
group. by Ogle (1986). In the book of
3. Ask the group to generate Reading Comprehendsion:
solution or ideaswith no Strategies for Independent
criticism or attempts to limit LearnersSecond Edition,stated that
the type of and number of to help the students develop ways to
ideas. engage actively, they should be think
4. Winnow all of the ideas into about the content. This strategy
ones that are judged as most have been developed independently,
applicable to a problem. but they work well when used in
consort. It means, this strategy can
In fact, when we were applied use for individual or in group.
a strategy toward the subject, it have Actually, this strategy made for
strenghts and weakneses inside. reading skill, but this strategy also
Here, presents the strenghts of using can apply on writing skill. It
brainstorming strategy then followed supported by Ogle statement (1987,
by the weakneses. The strenghts p.117), in the learning process by
are, the brainstorming strategy using Know-Want-Learn (K-W-L)
provides ideas that may not surface Chart, students are asked to do
any other way, provides many ideas more re-organizing of what they
quickly, requires few materials have learnt by making a semantic
resources, it’s democratic way of map or graphic organizer of the key
generating ideas. Meanwhile, the information.
weakneses of this strategy are have
a long time to match ideas that come Morover, Clark (2014, p.65)
up, need more time to do, can be defined that the KWL Chart is a
chaohatic and intimidating to the three-part strategy to activate
quiet or shy person, and can reduce student knowledge and encourage
individual recognition for good ideas active thinking in science and to
(Wilson, 2013, p.2-6). Based on the develop and strengthen writing. A

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KWL Chart divided into three question, write in the L


columns, this will present below: column for what they learnt.

1. K for (What I know) Briefly, Know-Want-Learn (K-


2. W for (What I want to know) W-L) Chart Strategy is
3. L for (What I Learned) popularized by Ogle (1986). It
aimed to help the students
Beside that, Clark also give develop ways to engage actively,
the same statement with Ogle that they should be think about the
this strategy can apply in writing content. This strategy can use for
skill too, it supported by Clark individual or in group, in fact, this
statement, this interactive study strategy made for reading skill,
approach also shows how reading, but this strategy also can apply on
writing,study, and observation writing skill.
futher develop their knowledge of
particular subject. Procedure of Brainstorming and
Know-Want-Learn (KWL) Chart
In addition, KWL Chart is strategies
used prior knowledge to a science
lesson to engage students in writing The basic procedure of
about what they already know about brainstorming according to Osborn
the topic. In writing process, Clark cite in Wilson (2013, p.2) involved:
(2014, p.65) informs some stages
when implements this strategy. The 1. Selecting the participants in a
stages of writing process are as group of class
follow: 2. Posing a clear problem,
question, or topic to the
1. Distribute the KWL chart group.
activity sheet. 3. Asking the group to generate
2. Determine the topic. solution or ideas with no
3. Ask the students to list in the criticism or attempts to limit
K column all the information the type of and number of
that they know (it is may not ideas.
be correct) about the topic 4. Winnowing all of the ideas
before read, research, and into ones that are judged as
observe. most applicable to a problem.
4. Encourage the students to
think of interesting pertient The procedures of KWL Chart
question. strategy according to Clark (2014,
5. Ask the students to review p.65) are as follow:
their charts.
6. Guide the students by having 1. Distributing the KWL chart
them look at the K column to activity sheet.
see the information they listed 2. Determining the topic.
as prior knowledge was 3. Asking the students to list in
correct. the K column all the
7. Guide the sudents to look at information that they know
the W column to see all the (and it is may not be correct)
questions, if the students may about the topic before read,
need to find an alternate research, and observe.
source to answer the

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4. Encouraging the students to experimental group received the


think of interesting pertient treatment.
question.
5. Asking the students to review Purposive sampling used as
their charts. a techinque for taking the sample. XI
6. Guiding the students by Nurshing class chosen as the
having them look at the K experimental group (A) and XI
column to see the information Medical laboratory class as the
they listed as prior knowledge control group (B). The total number
was correct. of the students is 20 students. the
7. Guiding the sudents to look at test given twice during did the
the W column to see all the study.Futhermore, for the
questions, if the students may conventional (control group) test
need to find an alternate spreaded twice which is conducted
source to answer the on pre and post of the study without
question, write in the L give the treatment meanwhile, for
column for what they learn. the experimental group test
spreaded twice in pre and post but,
RESEARCH METHOD in the middle of pre and post the
writer gave the treatment for the
In this study, the researcher group. In the treatment of learning
determined the independent variable process, the writer used combination
for this study is Brainstorming and of Brainstorming and KWL Chart
KWL Chart Strategies, and the strategies to train the students for
dependent variable for this study is making witing text especially the
students’ writing achievement in explanation text by using the
writing explanation text. Beside that, previous procedures explained. As a
the researcher selected two classes result, post-test given to measure on
in this study. One class as an student’s ability in writing
experimental group and another one Explanation text through combining
as the control group. Experimental Brainstorming an KWL Chart
group given the treatment and strategies to the eleventh grade
control group taught by using students of Vocational Indo Health
conventional method. Quasi- School Palembang. The result of
experimental design method chosen those test compared each other.
as the appropriate method for this
study. Quasi-experimental design In the technique for collecting
known as the non-quivalent control data, the validity of the test material
group design and similar with pre- checked through the content validity
test and post-test design but on the (Content-reated evidence of validity)
non-equivalent control group design, by checking the material of the test
the experimental group and control on the Curriculum 2013 for
group are not selected randomly Vocational High School. Meanwhile
(Sugiyono, 2015, p. 116). In this the researcher used Interater
study, the experimental group as the reliability to test the reliability of the
group A and the control group as study. Hatch and Lazarton (1991,
the group B are selected by the p.533) stated that, interater reliability
writer based on certain is the test of reliability where two or
consideration. Both of group got a more judges are asked to rate the
pre and post test, then only the composition in writing. The purpose

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of using two raters for this test is to group could improve their ability in
avoid the subjectively in giving the writing through the strategies. They
students’ score. In this study, the could solve their problem such as
first rater is the English teacher of increased their vocabularies, used
Vocational Indo Health School some tenses, they could more
Palembang and the second rater is comprehendsion in arranging the
the researcher. sentences, thought about the
content and regard to how to
In the process of analyzing organize various sentences into a
data on this study, the researcher good paragraphs by paying attention
used independent sample t-test and in grammar, punctuation,
IBM SPSS statistic 23 program used conjungction and so on.
for the calculation. In the
indepentdent test, the test aimed to On the other hand, the result test
find out whether or not significant in the control group was not better
different scores obtained by the than the experimental group. Based
students who are taught by using n the result, there is no improvement
combining brainstorming and know- in students’ writing they still lost of
want-learnt (kwl) chart strategies and understanding how to write the
who are not for students of paragraph and make a good text.
Vocational Indo Health School They did not write the text based on
Palembang. the generic structure that already
taught by their teacher.
The result of the tests that used
SPSS 23 computer program was As a final result, the strategy of
found that the use of Brainstorming combination Brainstorming and
and Know-Want-Learn (KWL) Chart Know-Want Learn (KWL) Strategies
strategies could help the students’ made a significant difference on
problem in writing better than using students’ achievement inwriting
conventional method. Based on the explanation text to the eleveth grade
result of the tets, the students who of vocational indo health school
were taught throughBrainstorming palembang who were taught through
and Know-Want-Learn (KWL) Chart combining brainstorming and know-
strategies got higer scores than want-learn (kwl) chart strategies and
those were not. In the experimental who were not.
group, the highest posttest score
was 81 and lowest posttest score CONCLUSION
was 65, and the mean was 70.90. Based on the result of the
Meanwhile, in the control group, the research, the result of pretest and
highest score was 73 and the lowest posttest in both of experimental and
score was 61, and the mean was control groups showed that there
66.70. On the other hand, the result was significant difference on pretest
of t-obtained was 2.412. Meanwhile, and posttest scores between two
its critical value at 0.05 significant groups. The students who are taught
level for two tailed with 18(df) was through combining brainstorming
2.100. Since the t-obtained was and know-want-learn (kwl) chart
higher than t-table, Ho was rejected strategies got better scores than
and Ha was accepted. those who were not. It could be
proved from the fact that the
Based on the treatment process, students’ posttest mean score in the
the students in the experimental

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