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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research Background.............................................................................1
1.2 Research Problems.................................................................................4
1.3 Research Objectives...............................................................................5
1.4 Assumption............................................................................................6
1.5 Research Delimitation............................................................................6
1.6 Limitation...............................................................................................7
1.7 Research Significances...........................................................................7
1.8 Definition of Key Terms........................................................................8

CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Text........................................................................................................9
2.2 Descriptive Text...................................................................................10
2.3 Genre and Theme.................................................................................13
2.3.1 Genre.....................................................................................13
2.3.2 Theme....................................................................................15
2.4 Genre of Describing.............................................................................16
2.4.1 Grammatical Feature of
Describing.......................................................................................18
2.4.2 Structure of Formal Descriptions..........................................21
2.4.3 Grammar of Describing.........................................................26
2.5 Genre of Assessment............................................................................29
2.6 Assessing Text of The Genre Describing.............................................30
2.7 Previous Research................................................................................32

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 2.8 Framework...........................................................................................34

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Kind and Research Approach...............................................................35
3.2 Data......................................................................................................36
3.2.1 The Data Needed..................................................................36
3.2.2 Criteria for Admissibilty of The Data..................................36
3.2.3 Data Collection and Data Processing Descriptive................37
3.3 Instrumentation....................................................................................37
3.3.1 Instrument Development.......................................................37
3.3.2 Instrument Try Out................................................................45
3.3.3 Instrument Reliability...........................................................45
3.3.4 Instrument Validity...............................................................46
3.3.5 Construct Validity.................................................................46
3.4 Population and Sample.........................................................................47
3.4.1 Population.............................................................................47
3.4.2 Sample...................................................................................47
3.5 Variable of the Research......................................................................47
3.6 The Data Analysis Descriptive............................................................48
3.7 Research Validity................................................................................51
3.7.1 Internal Validity....................................................................51
3.7.2 External Validity...................................................................51

CHAPTER IV RESULT OF THE RESEARCH

4.1 Description of the Data.......................................................................52

4.1.1 The Description of Students’ Score in Writing Descriptive

Text.......................................................................................53

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 4.1.2 The Description of the Data Obtained from Students’

Questionnaire........................................................................54

4.1.3 The Description of the Teacher’s Answer on

Questionnaire........................................................................61

4.2 Result of the Data Analysis................................................................63

4.2.1 The Level of Qualification of the Characteristics of the

Genre of Describing..............................................................63

CHAPTER V DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, AND SUGGESTION

5.1 Discussion......................................................................................66

5.2 Conclusion......................................................................................68

5.3 Suggestion......................................................................................70

REFERENCES..........................................................................................................
APPENDICES...........................................................................................................

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