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74 B. Procedures of The Technique
Imitative writing has three steps, pre imitative writing, while imitative writing, and after imitative writing.
• In the pre imitative writing steps, materials from books or articles are given to the students for them to read. In these steps, students are expected to study the background information, data, and activities of the materials.
• The second stage is during imitative writing. In this step, students try to do some exercises. As the student already read the materials, students will try to fill up the missing words. This activity called the cloze selection task. In imitative writing, cloze selection tasks are commonly used. A cloze task is a type of exercise, exam, or assessment that consists of a section of language with certain elements, words, or signs deleted, and pupils are asked to replace the missing language component. Cloze tests necessitate an understanding of context and vocabulary in order to determine the right words or portion of speech that should be in the deleted passages. Cloze task helps students to understand the context of the reading materials.
• The third stage is after imitative writing which is the feedback stage. The students will receive several feedbacks from either teacher or other students.
At this stage, the teacher might provide constructive feedback to the students in order to help them correct their mistakes and improve their performance.
During this phase, students can also give their feedback on the materials too, students can comment on whether it is really effective for them to use the writing technique.
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C. Implementing into the Teaching and Learning Activity
Imitative writing has three steps, pre imitative writing, while imitative writing, and after imitative writing.
In the pre imitative writing steps, materials from books or articles are given to the students for them to read. In this case, it is about wetlands. In these steps, students are expected to study the background information, data, and activities of the materials. With this pre imitative writing, students will be able to picture things with what they’re about to write.
The second stage is during imitative writing. In this step, students try to do some exercises. As the student already read the materials, students will try to fill up the missing words. This activity called the cloze selection task. In imitative writing, cloze selection tasks are commonly used. A cloze task is a type of an exercise, exam, or assessment that consists of a section of language with some elements, words, or signs deleted, and the learners are asked to replace the missing language component.
Cloze tests demand the ability to recognize context and vocabulary in order to determine the proper language or part of speech that belongs in the deleted passages.
Cloze task helps students to understand the context of the reading materials. In this case, students individually are filling in the words from the wetland article specifically about the material of Wetland Conservation. The essay about wetlands is a fantastic place to start because the language is simple and engaging. The essay about wetlands is a fantastic place to start because the language is simple and engaging. The wetlands article is also important because the students will also learn from the article about Wetlands Conservation and their importance to society. For example:
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Wetland Conservation
Wetland conservation is aimed at ______ and ______ areas where water exists at or near the Earth's surface, such as swamps, ______, and bogs.
Efforts to ______ wetlands are starting to begin across the country and the main focus of governmental efforts was on ______ methods of conservation rather than adopting engineering options. A national wetland mapping project has also been initiated for an integrated approach to conservation. In certain wetland sites, it is heartening to see the Government and ______ ______ coming together to wetlands.
One of the examples is The Katingan conservation area. It was saved from becoming an acacia plantation. Today the project provides ______ to 400 residents from 34 local villages. Many of the project employees work as fire firefighters and ______. Every year tens of thousands of new saplings are grown in on-site nurseries and regular maintenance is conducted to control fire risk and ______ the rate of tree survival. The project area is also home to a microfinance institution and several community enterprises focused on agroforestry, ecotourism and aquaculture.
The third stage is after imitative writing which is the feedback stage. The students will receive several feedbacks from either teacher or other students. During this stage, the teacher can give constructive criticism to the students in order to fix their mistakes and improving their performance. During this phase, students can also give their feedback on the materials too, students can comment on whether it is really effective for them to use the writing technique.
D. Advantages of The Technique - Improving writing skills - Develop writing fundamentals
77 - Understanding the context of the materials - Improving student's vocabularies
2. DIALOGUES TECHNIQUES FOR GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY