THE PROCESS OF WRITING RECOUNT TO GRADE VII STUDENTS IN SMP NEGERI 1 WONOSEGORO

This project report is written based on the writer’s job training as an English teacher in SMP Negeri 1 Wonosegoro which was done for five weeks. The aim is to know the process of writing recount, the problems that appear in the teaching process and the solutions to the problems. During the job training, the writer took some activities to collect the data by doing observation in the school and the class, interviewing the English teacher to get more information about the school and the English teaching and learning process. In writing recount, the writer used four steps in teaching recount genre. They were; building knowledge of the field, modelling of the text, joint construction of text and independent construction of the text. The students problem in writing could be seen when they produced recount text in writing draft I, the result was not good enough. The students found some problems in starting their writing, lack of vocabulary and grammatical skill. To deal with the problems, in writing draft II, the writer used guided writing by exp loring the student’s ideas based on their experience, discussing difficult words related to the title and providing guided question to help the students to start their writing. The problem from the teacher in teaching recount was material presentation, evaluating students’ work and lack of material. To overcome the problems in material presentation, the writer made simpler lesson plan, lacking of time for evaluating students’ writing could be solved by giving special time for the students to make evaluation among the students for their work. To deal with the problem related the lack of material, the writer combined the materials from the internet and the book