USING “GUESSING GAME” IN TEACHING WRITING DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
), Sitti Fatimah(2), (1) English Department Faculty of Languages and Arts Universitas Negeri Padang
Indonesia
(2) English Department Faculty of Languages and Arts Universitas Negeri Padang
Indonesia
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DOI : https://doi.org/10.24036/jelt.v7i1.8978
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This paper discussed the usage of guessing game in teaching writing, especially descriptive text. Student in junior high school like playing but tend to easily get bored. These required teachers to be more creative and not monotonous in explaining materials. Game can be used to attract students’ attention. However in doing so teachers need to choose the appropriate an useful game, especially for teaching writing descriptive text. Guessing game is appropriate and effective to be used in the classroom. It is a game in which a students or a groups of students guess a number of information such as titles, words, or prices. By playing this game, students can learn by playing. The researcher expects that teachers can add more creativity in teaching descriptive text by enganging students in interesting activities. The students are also expected to develop ideas from their activities easier.
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