An Analysis of the Implementation of Mind Mapping Technique in Teaching Writing: A Case Study of the Eleventh Grade Students at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 13 Jakarta.

yuliyansyah; hartoyo, m.a., ph.d., dr. tri wintolo apoko, m.pd.;

The objective of this thesis is to analyze the implementation of mind
mapping in teaching writing, the teacher’s and the students’ problems, and responses to the using of mind mapping in teaching writing especially narrative text. This study is conducted at the eleventh grade students of social class of Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 13 Jakarta. This study uses qualitative research design to find the answer of the objectives of the research. The data is collected by classroom observation, the teacher’s and the students’ interview, and students’ works. All the data are collected, analyzed, and classified. After that the data which could represent to answer the objective of the research are taken as the example. The example data are used as proves of the research finding. The research finding of this study shows that mind mapping had good influences to the students writing skill. The students know the text organization of narrative, the tense in writing narrative, and how to determine the sequence of the story based on the mapping and key words provided. Mind mapping also makes the students motivated to write because the students feel enjoy and fun by seeing the colourful and interesting pictures. So, they felt that they can release their imagination through this technique.