Abstract
In literacy, writing becomes an essential component. It becomes the most difficult skill to be learnt because students need to express their ideas and write them accurately. Interesting learning in writing process is expected by them in term of developing their writing skill. This Classroom Action Research shows the students’ ability in exploring their writing skill in the real-world situation by using G.R.A.S.P.S. (Goals, Rules, Audience, Situation, Product/performance, Standards) strategy. This study was carried out in a private school in Surakarta. One class from social program was taken for the sampling. There were 35 students who contributed to the study. Observation, questionnaire, recording, writing assessment reports were used. Findings show that: (1) G.R.A.S.P.S strategy can motivate the students in expressing their ideas; (2) The interesting teaching-learning process in the classroom makes students feel enjoyed because of their roles in real-life situations. It can low pressure in writing; (3) The students also showed their self-confidence. This research is limited to G.R.A.S.P.S. strategy to foster the students in writing persuasive essay.
Highlights
Communication activities can be held in the form of spoken and written
The research method used in this study is Classroom based on Action Research (CAR)
This research showed that the G.R.A.S.P.S strategy can improve writing skill
Summary
Communication activities can be held in the form of spoken and written. Writing is one of the essential elements of literacy that must be learned. Hoover emphasizes that “writing is a vital component of the comprehensive synergy of literacy. That is why writing should be kept a hand in, in order to participate in literate society” Writing is a basic skill in language and believed to be the hardest one to teach and learn (Walters, 1987) as the writer must transcribe his/her thoughts while maintaining control over a number of aspects varying from word choice and spelling to overall text structure and layout. According to Nursisto, writing is a communication ability using the highest level of language. The most difficult level is writing. (Nursisto, 2000, p.5)
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